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Cat Express 500 switch reset issue

Dear Gurus,

I've 5 Cisco Cat Express 500 switches with lost administration passwords, and of course I can not get onto them. I've followed the instructions to enter setup mode but am not being issued an IP address from the DHCP of the switch. I have read a few posts discussion how this works fine in XP SP 2 but no Windows platform thereafter (we run Windows 7), with no resolution posted. Frankly I'm stook as I don't want to try set up a machine with XP simply to connect to, and reset, our switches.

Has anyone a resolution / workaround to this problem which is feasible?

Thanks and regards

Malcolm

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Dear gurus,

Found no workaround so sourced an XP SP3 laptop which received a DHCP address and I was able to reset my switches.

regards

Malcolm

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