User Guide

ERD Commander 2000
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Regaining Access to a System That You’ve Been Locked Out Of
ERD Commander 2000 allows you to list the accounts for a Windows
NT/2000 system and to change their passwords, including Administrator
accounts.
Copying Important Files off of a Dead System
Compress and copy important files into CAB files for transfer to another
system by floppy disk or other removable media using ERD Commander
2000.
Extracting Compressed Files
ERD Commander 2000 makes it possible to extract compressed files on a
Windows NT/2000 distribution CD to a hard drive from within the ERD
Commander 2000 program.
Running CHKDSK on Corrupt Drives
Consistency-check and repair hard drives using the CHKDSK command
under ERD Commander 2000.
Supporting FAT32 Drives
ERD Commander 2000 includes built-in support for FAT32 drives, allowing
access to data on Windows 98 disks in a dual-boot system.
Note that ERD Commander 2000 is not intended to resolve disk corruption
errors other than those correctable with CHKDSK. Only drives that are
consistent enough to be recognized by Windows NT/2000 file systems will be
accessible with ERD Commander 2000.