Forgotten Password Wizard won't recognize my CD drive

[Guest David Mayerovitch]

I'm running Vista Home Premium. I want to create a password reset disk using

a CD. My CD/DVD/RW drive is E:. Windows Explorer also shows four other

available drives: F:, G:, H: and I:. (I don't know why they are there, as

there are no physical drives associated with them.)

 

When I run the Forgotten Password Wizard, which is supposed to allow me to

create a password reset disk on a CD or a USB key, I am presented with a

dropdown list for choosing the drive on which I wish to create the disk.

However, the options in the list are only F:, G:, H: and I:. When I select

one of them, I am prompted to insert a password reset disk in the drive.

Since there are no physical drives associated with any of these, I can't do

this.

 

When I insert a USB key, it shows up as drive J: in the dropdown list, and I

could presumably use that USB key as my password reset disk. But I want to

use a CD.

 

Can anyone tell my why the Forgotten Password Wizard is not recognizing my

E: R/W drive as an available drive for creating the disk? And what can I do

about it?

 

Thanks.

 

David

[Guest David Mayerovitch]

Regarding the following message: I now realize that the F:, G:, H: and I:

drives are the card readers. But my problem remains.

 

David

 

"David Mayerovitch" <davmay@sympatico.ca> wrote in message

news:uRNBGiiPJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> I'm running Vista Home Premium. I want to create a password reset disk

> using a CD. My CD/DVD/RW drive is E:. Windows Explorer also shows four

> other available drives: F:, G:, H: and I:. (I don't know why they are

> there, as there are no physical drives associated with them.)

>

> When I run the Forgotten Password Wizard, which is supposed to allow me to

> create a password reset disk on a CD or a USB key, I am presented with a

> dropdown list for choosing the drive on which I wish to create the disk.

> However, the options in the list are only F:, G:, H: and I:. When I select

> one of them, I am prompted to insert a password reset disk in the drive.

> Since there are no physical drives associated with any of these, I can't

> do this.

>

> When I insert a USB key, it shows up as drive J: in the dropdown list, and

> I could presumably use that USB key as my password reset disk. But I want

> to use a CD.

>

> Can anyone tell my why the Forgotten Password Wizard is not recognizing my

> E: R/W drive as an available drive for creating the disk? And what can I

> do about it?

>

> Thanks.

>

> David

> </span>

[Guest Snidley W.]

"David Mayerovitch" <davmay@sympatico.ca> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>Can anyone tell my why the Forgotten Password Wizard is not recognizing my

>E: R/W drive as an available drive for creating the disk? </span>

 

Because optical media isn't allowed for such an operation? It was

designed for using a floppy disk.

 

Just a WAG.

<span style="color:blue">

>And what can I do about it?</span>

 

If I'm right, nothing.

[Guest David Mayerovitch]

Looks like you're right, Snidley. I did some more research on the net and

confirmed that CDs don't work for this: it's got to be a USB key or (ha!) a

floppy.

 

David

 

 

"Snidley W." <snidley@whiplash.com> wrote in message

news:3jfvg4pvcs8gol1r8qr0ckplvht8dmts0q@4ax.com...<span style="color:blue">

> "David Mayerovitch" <davmay@sympatico.ca> wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>>Can anyone tell my why the Forgotten Password Wizard is not recognizing my

>>E: R/W drive as an available drive for creating the disk?</span>

>

> Because optical media isn't allowed for such an operation? It was

> designed for using a floppy disk.

>

> Just a WAG.

><span style="color:green">

>>And what can I do about it?</span>

>

> If I'm right, nothing. </span>