lost admin password (solved)

[deate]

I need a little help, please! I'm away from home on a machine that I set up some months back, that I set up to automatically log in...and I thought I remembered the pass word I used...but alas...no...I know there is a way to recover without reinstalling, but all my notes are at home...can anyone help?

[SaddleTramp]

I need a little help, please! I'm away from home on a machine that I set up some months back, that I set up to automatically log in...and I thought I remembered the pass word I used...but alas...no...I know there is a way to recover without reinstalling, but all my notes are at home...can anyone help?

Here ya go deate... http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-recove ... buntu.html
and another .. http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword

[deate]

Thanks Saddle, it's heck to be old, and not remember things, lost without my notes at home Part of the frustration is this d-link wbr1310 router I'm trying to set up, can set ssid, but won't accept password or at least when you get to this stage, set up won't continue.I'm never buying d-link again, never had any problems with my linksys routers.

[Baphomet]

... never had any problems with my linksys routers.

I use them solely and recommend them highly. And should you ever need it, you can actually get a live body on the phone pretty quick via their support line. Yes, it's Bombay-based, but typically they actually know what they're doing.

In my experience.

[deate]

... never had any problems with my linksys routers.

I use them solely and recommend them highly. And should you ever need it, you can actually get a live body on the phone pretty quick via their support line. Yes, it's Bombay-based, but typically they actually know what they're doing.

In my experience.

This thing is driving me "Buggy...ier" The router works wired and wireless, but when I go to their set up wizard(you know the easy way) it has a 3 step process..can get thru the first 2 steps of setting the ssid name, but then when you get to the type password...and typr it then hit next...that's it...does not allow you to complete process... I can however, get to the wireless section, and set it up for WEP, and set a key, which, does lock the network down, but then I can't get connected from the VISTA laptop...probably more a vista issue, but I don't understand why, d-link set up won't complete ???And no luck with getting a live person, without the paying option,f--k that, I'll buy another Linksys, before I'll pay to get something working that should work in the first place...it's getting way closer to a complete burn out of Vista on his laptop, 1.8 works flawlessly on this eMachine...just not so sure of his Toshiba satellite laptop, never done a laptop install

Edit 1... got the bugger linked Turns out not to be the router...b t you guessed it....Vista crap OS

[SaddleTramp]

... never had any problems with my linksys routers.

I use them solely and recommend them highly. And should you ever need it, you can actually get a live body on the phone pretty quick via their support line. Yes, it's Bombay-based, but typically they actually know what they're doing.

In my experience.

This thing is driving me "Buggy...ier" The router works wired and wireless, but when I go to their set up wizard(you know the easy way) it has a 3 step process..can get thru the first 2 steps of setting the ssid name, but then when you get to the type password...and typr it then hit next...that's it...does not allow you to complete process... I can however, get to the wireless section, and set it up for WEP, and set a key, which, does lock the network down, but then I can't get connected from the VISTA laptop...probably more a vista issue, but I don't understand why, d-link set up won't complete ???And no luck with getting a live person, without the paying option,f--k that, I'll buy another Linksys, before I'll pay to get something working that should work in the first place...it's getting way closer to a complete burn out of Vista on his laptop, 1.8 works flawlessly on this eMachine...just not so sure of his Toshiba satellite laptop, never done a laptop install

Edit 1... got the bugger linked Turns out not to be the router...b t you guessed it....Vista crap OS

LMAO...wtg deate!! least ya got'er whupped!!

[satelight7430]

if all else fails reset to factory defalts. usually you just have to press and hold the little(itity bitty hole,use a pen or a nail.whatevers handy) then rerun the wizard. i have a buffalo thats nothing but a mo--erfu--er
to get set up but one its going its a screamer. or hows about this, when all else fails reboot!!!

[SaddleTramp]

if all else fails reset to factory defalts. usually you just have to press and hold the little(itity bitty hole,use a pen or a nail.whatevers handy) then rerun the wizard. i have a buffalo thats nothing but a mo--erfu--er
to get set up but one its going its a screamer. or hows about this, when all else fails reboot!!!

LMAO There ya go...easiest place to hide somethin's right under your nose