[ubuntu-uk] old toshiba

[Liam Proven]

On 6 September 2014 18:01, Norman Silverstone <norman at littletank.org> wrote:
> I have unearthed an old Toshiba Satellite S300CDS/2.1GB which appears to be
> in working order. It has Windows 2000 installed but needs a password which
> nobody knows. It seems to me to be a good idea to try to install a version
> of Ubuntu and would like to know what you would suggest.


There's a tool in Ubuntu to remove NT passwords:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/14369/change-or-reset-windows-password-from-a-ubuntu-live-cd/

Or you could use a specialist CD:

http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

For such an old PC (>10y old), any modern Linux distro will really
struggle. About the only *buntu with even a chance is LXLE:

http://lxle.net/

Go with the 12.04 version.

But it would be better suited to Puppy Linux or DamnSmallLinux.


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