I take it you're ok about the guy nearby accessing your network?
at the command prompt type:
ping john
it should give you something similar to:
C:\>ping john
Pinging john [192.168.x.x] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.x.x: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.x.x: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.x.x: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.x.x: bytes=32 time=4ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.x.x:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 39ms, Average = 11ms
This will show that your computer can contact john over the network.
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Ok (lets hope Malcom doesn't read this), is john turned on?
If it is, log into the router again and find out the IP address that john has been allocated.
Then ping that ip address.
So if john is on and has the address of 192.168.0.10, at the command prompt type
ping 192.168.0.10
if it works, run the psexec command using the ip address instead of john:
psexec \\192.168.0.10 -s net user johnnew /add

If it is, log into the router again and find out the IP address that john has been allocated.
Then ping that ip address.
So if john is on and has the address of 192.168.0.10, at the command prompt type
ping 192.168.0.10
if it works, run the psexec command using the ip address instead of john:
psexec \\192.168.0.10 -s net user johnnew /add
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that wont get past Malcolm
Thanks Xac, but :
C:\>ping 192.168.1.6
Pinging 192.168.1.6 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.6: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.6: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.6: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.6: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.6:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 10ms, Maximum = 27ms, Average = 18ms
C:\>psexec \\192.168.1.6 -s net user johnnew /add
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Couldn't access 192.168.1.6:
The network path was not found.
Make sure that the default admin$ share is enabled on 192.168.1.6.

Thanks Xac, but :
C:\>ping 192.168.1.6
Pinging 192.168.1.6 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.6: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.6: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.6: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.6: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.6:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 10ms, Maximum = 27ms, Average = 18ms
C:\>psexec \\192.168.1.6 -s net user johnnew /add
PsExec v1.96 - Execute processes remotely
Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Mark Russinovich
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Couldn't access 192.168.1.6:
The network path was not found.
Make sure that the default admin$ share is enabled on 192.168.1.6.
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Is john running any firewall software such as norton internet security or the windows firewall?
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As I understand it, as long as you don't format anything the existing user data in the "Documents and Settings" folder should remain intact when you "install a fresh copy" of Win2k. Hopefully you will then be able to create new accounts and copy the data across. I'm planning on doing a fresh install of XP and hope to be able to copy my email and skype accounts like this. I will do a backup first.
How are you getting into the laptop at the moment to "grab what I can off the HD first" ?
By the way do you have a link to "My TV" ? Google throws up quite a few different results. Is it a TV listings service or some form of TV Video Recording software ?
How are you getting into the laptop at the moment to "grab what I can off the HD first" ?
By the way do you have a link to "My TV" ? Google throws up quite a few different results. Is it a TV listings service or some form of TV Video Recording software ?
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I am back in !
Jim did yuo send the disc? end of play Tue and its not here.. just worried something is up with my post
anyway, I made a disc from http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/
managed to get the user Guest to become an administrator, blank it's password, and unlock the user.. I am back into the machine again at last..
not sure what the consequences are... windows installer was the first thing to greet me,,
Jim did yuo send the disc? end of play Tue and its not here.. just worried something is up with my post

anyway, I made a disc from http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/
managed to get the user Guest to become an administrator, blank it's password, and unlock the user.. I am back into the machine again at last..
not sure what the consequences are... windows installer was the first thing to greet me,,
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That's good news John
What was the installer trying (or wanting) to install?
John, I have the most terrible confession to make
The disk is still sitting here in front of me
Blame a run to Somerset on Saturday and Gareth's work on Monday. It is going in the post tomorrow...
There should be no long-term problems but do create a new account with administrative rights and disable the guest account. To have a live guest account is a dangerous security risk as you have just found, albeit to your advantage!

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There should be no long-term problems but do create a new account with administrative rights and disable the guest account. To have a live guest account is a dangerous security risk as you have just found, albeit to your advantage!
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