Setup Password

[drusse]

Hello, I received a computer from a friend a while back. All the software had been deleted. When I turn it on and try to run setup it ask for a password. I was wondering if anyone new how to find out what the password would be in setup. Is there a way around it. I can't locate the person who gave me the computer.

Thanks
Drusse

 

[ANFPS26]

Try resetting CMOS with a jumper or unplug the PC from the wall and take out the CMOS battery for a couple of hours and put it back. Jim

 

[drusse]

Thanks, Jim that worked! Now I have another problem. I'm trying to load in Win 3.1 on this computer that everything was deleted. When I insert the first 3.1 disk and run setup it prompts me to add it to c:\. I beleive my hard drive is C:. I have a 3.5 disk drive, cd drive, and a hard drive. However I get a error " Setup is unable to create the specified directory on the specified drive". I have tried B:,D:,E: they didn't work. Any idea, what to do.

Thanks
Drusse

 

[ANFPS26]

You have to install DOS 6.22 first. That may be your problem. Jim

 

[edfair]

You need to go back into DOS and get your filestructures set up correctly.
Get c: bootable with a config.sys containing himem.sys and an autoexec.bat containing a path for directory search.
Boot to c: then run a:\setup.
As an alternative, once you have the c: woriking, you could copy the 7 floppies to an install directory, then install from there. Much faster and easier. Ed Fair
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