Re: Administrator Login

From: Dusko Savatovic (savatovic.removespam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:47:50 +0100

It indicates that you probably had your system disk in another computer
which allocated your system partition diferrent drive letter (ie it is no
longer C: but let's say E:).
Boot your system with Windows 98 recovery boot diskette which has fdisk
command on it.
In DOS window type
fdisk /mbr
This will reset disk signature and cause Windows to enumerate drive letters
at next boot.

Dusko Savatovic

"Po_Jess" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0B59DE0B-7EA6-4114-8D86-960B5FCD480E@microsoft.com...
> I recently installed Windows 2000 over Windows ME. When I tried to login
as Administrator with the correct password, it repeatedly loops. I cannot
login under any other name in either normal mode or safe mode. Help!!
>

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