the company im going to be working for lost the password to log into win 2000 pro , is there a way to get in without having to repair or reinstall ?

Hmmmm... fishy!

Yepp, there is.
The tool u are looking for is called "Locksmith"
This allows u to reset account password for any account on the machine

http://www.purenetworking.net/Produc.../LockSmith.htm

You may have just given him the key to open the gates of hell

Well the tool is all good, its down to the people that use it hehe.
He might run into problems anyway, since a proper secured PC at work wouldnt allow him to boot from floppy or PC, to avoid changing that the BIOS would be pw protected by the IT department etc etc.

Hi,maybe this can help you :
password-genius.com