Decide Boot method - IBM ThinkPad A21m 2628 Notebook

I know of two methods a CV joint is secured onto a driveshaft - one method is a circlip that must be spread in order to release the joint and the other method is a round wire circlip.

The boot and surplus grease must be removed in order to find the circlip in the first example and in the second method a sharp blow with a soft hammer frees the joint after the shaft has been secured in a bench vice. The first method is more common with modern vehicles.

There is a third method where the outer joint isn't normally detachable from the shaft and the boot is either replaced by removing the inner plunge joint or by using a spreader over the outer joint and a special stretchable boot.

Renault used stretchable boots for decades and they have caught on and now are available for many models plus some sensible universal types and today even the physical effort of forcing the boot along a spreader has been removed by the introduction of a sort of air-powered speculum that will stretch the new type of boot enough to fit it over the outer CV joint.
Amazingly these stretchy boots are very durable and last longer than the standard rubber type, though perhaps not as durable as the semi-rigid plastic type.

It is important to assess the condition of the joint when changing the boot. If the old boot has failed dramatically and the joint has been exposed for quite a while, best practice would be to dismantle it and clean it thoroughly before re-greasing, etc.

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Cold boot method: Hold the "Power Button" of the Pocket PC with one
hand while holding the stylus tip to push in the "Reset Button" with the
other. Simultaneously release both the "Power Button" and "Reset Button".




Appropriate situation: If a previous reset has already been attempted and
the Pocket PC is still unable to maintain normal operations, has no
response, or if the screen is frozen.

Before executing the preceding "Cold boot method", please carefully
consider the following instructions and then decide on the cold boot
method.

1. After a cold boot is performed, if no buttons are pressed, when Pocket PC automatically completes the system startup process, the last display will be the Today screen. This is identical to the reset result.

2. If a previous reset has already been attempted but the Pocket PC is still unable to maintain normal operation, consider the following solution:
After cold boot, hold the End Button on the bottom right of Pocket
PC until the system inquiry screen is shown, and then release the End
Button. Next, please read thoroughly through the instructions on cold
booting before continuing carefully.


Erase all data and load default?
The default is "No." If Yes or No was not
selected, after a few seconds the system will
automatically execute the default No.

If you long press Left Soft-Key for a few
seconds to select "Yes," then the system will
erase all data and load default. After your
Pocket PC restarts, follow the instructions on
the screen to complete.

Caution!
1. After performing a cold boot, the system will retain Microsoft Windows
and pre-installed programs. If you answer "Yes" to the question displayed
after a cold boot, other items such as the user's input data, newly installed programs and user settings will be lost.
2. There are two ways to retain your data, loaded default and registry:
Perform a Reset.
Performing a Cold Boot, and answer "No" when the above question
displays.

You can network two PC together without a LAN hub using a 10baseT crossover LAN cable. I recommend this method as you can add a LAN hub to expand your home network over other methods..
Check out this WEB site for this and other methods so you can decide which is best method for you.
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworking/a/connecttwocomp.htm

There is ONE other method you can try, but do NOT make a habit of it, because you COULD damage your computer. That being said, I use this method when I have no other option.

You SHOULD be able to FORCE Windows to enter "SAFE MODE" by shutting the power off (or unplugging it) while the system is starting to load Windows. After you turn the power on, try booting the computer. The system should notice that the previous boot attempt failed, and the computer should automatically boot into Safe Mode.

This method should work for you.

http://liliputing.com/2008/04/install-windows-xp-on-mini-note-usb.html

Method 1.

1. Log in with any valid account.
2. Bring up the command prompt.
3. Type: net user
4. You get a list of accounts
5. Type: net user Administrator *
   • Type: net user (any account on that list) *
6. It prompts for a password. Enter one, then enter it again when prompted to confirm.
7. Log on as 'Administrator' with your new password.
8. Edit: Please note that this might not work on a LIMITED account.

Method 2.

1. Restart the machine and start pressing F8 immediately.
2. Boot into 'Safe Mode' (it has a default administrator account).
3. Make yourself a new 'Administrator' level account
4. Reboot and log in with that.
5. Proceed with Method 1.

Method 3.

1. Boot the machine with a recent version of Linux that runs off CD.
2. Mount the Windows drive (or volume with 'Documents and Settings' in it
3. Access whatever files and folders you need to.

Method 4.

1. Use a Windows 2000 recovery CD to boot the machine
2. Start the 'Windows Recovery Console'
3. Access anything you like
4. Add a user with 'Administrator' privileges
5. Even change the Administrator password

Method 5.

1. Boot off your XP disk.
2. Start an installation and 'Repair' your windows installation.
3. When the progress bar says 'Installing Devices', press Shift-F10 to get a command window
4. Type NUSRMGR.CPL to get the User Accounts control panel and change what you like.

Method 6.

1. Pull the hard drive from the machine
2. Install it in a drive enclosure
   • OR plug it into another machine's IDE/SATA/SCSI/(whatever it is) port and give it power
3. Boot up with that second machine's normal boot drive as 'Administrator' and access or change permissions on any files on the drive you like.
4. Put the drive back in its original case.

Method 7.

1. Search Google for OPHCRACK (OPHCRACK live cd for bootable disk)
2. Download it
3. Install it (or if it's live cd use an iso program to burn it like WinIso or NERO)
4. Run the program and choose import from local sam (check youtube for more instructions.)
5. Then choose crack and wait for the password to be recovered.

There are a lot more ways, but these are 7 different ways how to do it.....I hope this works for you....Good Luck!
Method 1.

1. Log in with any valid account.
2. Bring up the command prompt.
3. Type: net user
4. You get a list of accounts
5. Type: net user Administrator *
   • Type: net user (any account on that list) *
6. It prompts for a password. Enter one, then enter it again when prompted to confirm.
7. Log on as 'Administrator' with your new password.
8. Edit: Please note that this might not work on a LIMITED account.

Method 2.

1. Restart the machine and start pressing F8 immediately.
2. Boot into 'Safe Mode' (it has a default administrator account).
3. Make yourself a new 'Administrator' level account
4. Reboot and log in with that.
5. Proceed with Method 1.

Method 3.

1. Boot the machine with a recent version of Linux that runs off CD.
2. Mount the Windows drive (or volume with 'Documents and Settings' in it
3. Access whatever files and folders you need to.

Method 4.

1. Use a Windows 2000 recovery CD to boot the machine
2. Start the 'Windows Recovery Console'
3. Access anything you like
4. Add a user with 'Administrator' privileges
5. Even change the Administrator password

Method 5.

1. Boot off your XP disk.
2. Start an installation and 'Repair' your windows installation.
3. When the progress bar says 'Installing Devices', press Shift-F10 to get a command window
4. Type NUSRMGR.CPL to get the User Accounts control panel and change what you like.

Method 6.

1. Pull the hard drive from the machine
2. Install it in a drive enclosure
   • OR plug it into another machine's IDE/SATA/SCSI/(whatever it is) port and give it power
3. Boot up with that second machine's normal boot drive as 'Administrator' and access or change permissions on any files on the drive you like.
4. Put the drive back in its original case.

Method 7.

1. Search Google for OPHCRACK (OPHCRACK live cd for bootable disk)
2. Download it
3. Install it (or if it's live cd use an iso program to burn it like WinIso or NERO)
4. Run the program and choose import from local sam (check youtube for more instructions.)
5. Then choose crack and wait for the password to be recovered.

Hello:

You can try repairing the installation of windows.

You need a windows installation disk or system recovery disk.
insert the disk in the CD/DVD RoM
boot your pc from the cd rom.
the system will prompted you repair , press r and then select the 1 or 2(most probably 1)
supply password of the administrator. if no password strike enter
Type: chkdsk /r then strike enter
the system will check and restore.
wait until completed.

If incase its a recovery disk:

boot your pc in the cd rom
the recovery disk you got to option;

either ; you partition and format the entire disk
or leave the current file only the system will be deleted and restore the new system( Something like that)

you have to decide either of the two option. you can try each option:


all of that will be corrected by installation of new windows: windows installation method is here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316941

may this help,

melnavz

If you are referring to the NTLDR issue, you can achieve the same by booting from the XP CD and entering the Recovery Console, as outlined in methods 2 and 3 :o)