Windows 2000 internet problem

bigmurbur · 03-31-2007, 08:28 AM

Hi I'm a new member.I'm Murray from St.Catharines Ontario Canada and like most here I suppose have a problem.My sister received a used older computer running windows 2000 with NT and I've been trying to get her on the internet.The problem being,the computer was used in a hospital network setting and every time I try and access a website I get a message saying I need a supervisors password which I have not a clue what it is.She has a high speed modem and my question is how do I remove the security settings that require passwords so my sister can use this computer?The tech support for the server said that we are connected but seemed to think the antivirus and firewall were the problem,however I think this computer was just not allowed access to the internet without authorization,and I would like to know how to remove this portion of the OS.This OS probably isn't the best one for her needs and I do not have the disc.Any help would be greatly appreciated,Thanks Murray

verdrm · 04-11-2007, 10:33 PM

Was it removed from the hospital's domain? Are you logged in locally?

Tim85 · 04-17-2007, 11:52 PM

If you have the install CD, and nothing to important is on yet; do a Fix or whatever they like to call it. Just put the CD in then restart, when it asks about fresh installs just hit whichever says "Fix or Restore Microsoft Windows 2000 installation.

**Bartender** · 04-21-2007, 07:22 PM

Hard to say what the prob is without seeing it. You can't log in as adminstrator?
If she's got high speed internet, one option might be to bring another PC over and download a modern, user-friendly Linux OS like PCLinuxOS or SimplyMepis. Burn the .iso download to a bootable CD. With high-speed internet Linux can be a real joy to use.
Of course, there would be a learning curve. If your printer can communicate with the Linux distro (might want to tell us what kind of printer she's got) the transfer could be painless.

However, I think Windows 2000 is a great OS, maybe the best one Windows ever released. Does the PC have a genuine Windows sticker on it? You know, the shiny metallic looking one with the 25 character key-code? If so, you could borrow anyone's genuine Windows 2000 CD, reinstall the OS, type in your valid keycode at the right place, then go online and download several years worth of updates. That's not illegal as long as you have a valid keycode.

Tim85 · 04-27-2007, 01:33 PM

Yes, 2000 is definitely a good comparison to anything. But I find XP more responsive, and more programs support it. I also enjoy its interface.

03-31-2007, 08:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
bigmurbur Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1 OS: windows xp	Windows 2000 internet problem Hi I'm a new member.I'm Murray from St.Catharines Ontario Canada and like most here I suppose have a problem.My sister received a used older computer running windows 2000 with NT and I've been trying to get her on the internet.The problem being,the computer was used in a hospital network setting and every time I try and access a website I get a message saying I need a supervisors password which I have not a clue what it is.She has a high speed modem and my question is how do I remove the security settings that require passwords so my sister can use this computer?The tech support for the server said that we are connected but seemed to think the antivirus and firewall were the problem,however I think this computer was just not allowed access to the internet without authorization,and I would like to know how to remove this portion of the OS.This OS probably isn't the best one for her needs and I do not have the disc.Any help would be greatly appreciated,Thanks Murray

04-11-2007, 10:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
verdrm Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dallas Posts: 88 OS: Mac	Re: Windows 2000 internet problem Was it removed from the hospital's domain? Are you logged in locally?

04-17-2007, 11:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tim85 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Illinois. Posts: 152 OS: Win 2000 Pro	Re: Windows 2000 internet problem If you have the install CD, and nothing to important is on yet; do a Fix or whatever they like to call it. Just put the CD in then restart, when it asks about fresh installs just hit whichever says "Fix or Restore Microsoft Windows 2000 installation.

04-21-2007, 07:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bartender Mentally divergent Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chehalis, WA, USA Posts: 1,285 OS: W2K, Ubuntu 8.04	Re: Windows 2000 internet problem Hard to say what the prob is without seeing it. You can't log in as adminstrator? If she's got high speed internet, one option might be to bring another PC over and download a modern, user-friendly Linux OS like PCLinuxOS or SimplyMepis. Burn the .iso download to a bootable CD. With high-speed internet Linux can be a real joy to use. Of course, there would be a learning curve. If your printer can communicate with the Linux distro (might want to tell us what kind of printer she's got) the transfer could be painless. However, I think Windows 2000 is a great OS, maybe the best one Windows ever released. Does the PC have a genuine Windows sticker on it? You know, the shiny metallic looking one with the 25 character key-code? If so, you could borrow anyone's genuine Windows 2000 CD, reinstall the OS, type in your valid keycode at the right place, then go online and download several years worth of updates. That's not illegal as long as you have a valid keycode.

04-27-2007, 01:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tim85 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Illinois. Posts: 152 OS: Win 2000 Pro	Re: Windows 2000 internet problem Yes, 2000 is definitely a good comparison to anything. But I find XP more responsive, and more programs support it. I also enjoy its interface.