[mythtv-users] MythTV and the ION

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Brent Norris <brent at brentnorris.net> wrote:
> Phil Linttell wrote:
>
>> This is getting a little off-topic, but I'll end the thread just by saying
>> that it was a little more tricky in my case, as it was a work laptop and I
>> didn't have the admin password.  With the USB stick inserted, the grub menu
>> would appear and I could boot and login as a user under Windows.  I then had
>> to do a registry hack to not require the admin password when booting from
>> the XP install CD.  Then, I was able to boot the laptop from the install
>> disk and do a fixmbr or whatever the command was.
>
> Just as a note.  If you get into this situation again.  A Windows 2000 CD
> will allow you to do the same and it doesn't ask for an Admin password.  I
> have done it a couple times to machines and never had an issue.
>

Also this disk will allow you to reset your windows admin password.
Have used it succesfully a number of times

http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/