Cannot login after restoring backup, it keeps repeating the login process without giving an error or error number.
From: Alessandro Sbenaglia (xale76@libero.it)
Date: 07/30/02
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From: "Alessandro Sbenaglia" <xale76@libero.it> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 06:00:42 -0700
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>please can you help?
>
>After some hard disk problems I am now trying to restore
a full backup, this
>appears to have worked well as there haven't been any
errors when viewing
>the drive as a slave on another system.
>
>The problem is trying to bootup with the restored system
as the bootup. I
>keep on getting prompted for username and password. I
enter these, it
>appears to accept them and the plays the little bit of
music and I can see
>the text saying "Loading your personal settings" but then
it says "Saving
>your personal settings" like it does when it shuts down
only it doesn't
>shutdown instead it presents me with the same login
screen again.
>
>If I enter an invalid password or username then it gives
me the correct
>message so it must be able to read the password file and
know that I am
>entering the correct username and password.
>
>Please can anyone help me login? As there is 9GB on this
disk (Windows
>2000, lots of useful programs and a few games) I'd much
prefer to restore it
>instead of spending a few days re-installing all the
software all over
>again.
>
>Is there some way I can fix this?
>
>I've tried using the Windows 2000 CD - go through Setup
and choose Repair.
>It says it's repaired it but the fault is still there.
It mentions being
>able to do some other repair but I cannot see this option
during the Setup
>or Repair processes, maybe this might fix it?
>
>After spending an hour or two searching the usually
helpful knowledgebase
>I've come up with nothing. Although there was something
that mentioned
>about being able to manually enter the username and
password into the
>registry but I've no idea how to do that since I can't
get that version of
>Windows 2000 to bootup - is it possible to edit the
registry of another
>version of Windows 2000 on a differnt HDD while currently
in Windows 2000 on
>the same machine?
>
>Sorry for crossposting to 3 newsgroups but I wasn't sure
which was most
>appropriate (Setup, New User or General).
>
>Thanks for any help you are able to provide.
>Crikey.
>
>
>.
>
The problem has been solved by suggestions given by Karl
(x,y)? So do I have got the same problem. I asked someone
to help me, and Karl answered with the answer he gave you.
I haven't checked his suggestions yet. Do I have to try
them?
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