Boot Linux, mount your Windows partion, poke a round a bit in the ICQ folder for a file containing the ini file... failing that it's probably in the registry, so I say use wine to start your icq installation, change your password, and walaa back to super l33tness. It should be fairly straight forward (well mounting the filesystem should be easy, both fat32 and ntfs partitions can be mount read only, fat32 can be mounted read/write and I believe that NTFS now has write support in the kernel). On Monday 28 August 2006 09:23, Pete Daniels wrote: > I haven't actually booted to XP in several months (only when I really need > a Civ4 fix). I tried last week, and it's eff-ed up, dudes. I boot fine, > get through the XP load screen, to the login. That's when it gets weird. > I have weird "flashing" effects, when I move the mouse or hit a key. > Sometimes I can type through it, sometimes not. If I do get to the > desktop, the mouse works, but the desktop is non-responsive. > > Let me repeat, I haven't even booted XP up, probably all summer. I'd be > happy if I could get in for twenty minutes, so I can get my > (long-forgotten, asterisked) ICQ password out. After that, frankly, it's > not worth the trouble to me anymore, and I'll probably just wipe it. > Anyone want to buy some gently used games? > > Sorry if this is "ramble-ly," it's very early in Peteworld. Anyway, my > problem, to clarify: I need that damn password so I can keep my > super-oldskool 5-digit ICQ number. I don't care how I accomplish that, as > I have nothing else of any worth on that partition and don't plan on > keeping Windows for five minutes longer than it takes to get the password > out. Any advice would be gratefully received. Hope you're all having a > decent morning out there... > > -p.daniels -- Jonathan Kline <jonathan.kline at isaidno.net>