Re: XP Home Recovery Console Password Problem

From: Mark L. Ferguson (marfer_mvp@yahoo.com)
Date: 10/30/02 

From: "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvp@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 16:27:49 -0600

I have seen this error happen a number of times. Several things can do it.
I would see if I could access the change password dialog to change the
administrator password to something, restart using it, then change to none
again, and restart. 

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"Don Cohen" <doncohen@lens-cap.nc.prestige.net> wrote in message news:uYLYA$FgCHA.2460@tkmsftngp09...
> Thanks for the reply, Mark.
> 
> 
> > "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:#r4GK6FgCHA.1688@tkmsftngp09...
> > You must have admin rights to change the .net passport for someone else.
> 
> I'm a bit confused, then.  The *only* User on the system is Administrator
> (me), and I'm apparently logged onto that automatically each time I boot,
> with no need to enter a password.  My original problem is that I can't get
> into the Recovery Console because XP is asking for a password, and it's
> apparently blank (or a carriage return, conceivably, per your original
> guess), won't accept a blank password, and doesn't accept what if I used if
> I had set one up when I purchased and first ran the system.
> 
> So I'm not wanting to change anything for someone else, since I'm the only
> User, apparently logged in as Administrator.  See the original posts below
> for the details, since I imagine you're replying to quite a few different
> threads.
> 
> So if I'm the only User, logged in as Administrator, does this still need to
> be done in Safe Mode?
> 
> Sorry to prolong this, but I genuinely want to understand how this works so
> I fix it right the first time, and can deal with similar problems down the
> road on my own.
> 
> --
> Don
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> 
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> 
> 
> "Don Cohen" <doncohen@lens-cap.nc.prestige.net> wrote in message
> news:eVfUsREgCHA.3964@tkmsftngp08...
> > A follow-up question, Mark:
> >
> > I've done a little reading on this command, and nobody else mentions
> running
> > it from Safe Mode.  "Kelly's XP Korner" even includes a registry change to
> > add "control userpasswords2" to the Control Panel.
> >
> > Is there some reason this particular change needs to be run within Safe
> > Mode?  I'm not challenging, just wanting to better understand this before
> I
> > do something I'm not too knowledgeable about.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Don
> > Photo Website at:
> > http://www.dlcphotography.net
> >
> > [Remove the "lens cap" for email]
> >
> > "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:#p2wa85fCHA.3596@tkmsftngp08...
> > Boot to Safe Mode.
> >
> > go to start/run, and type
> > 'control userpasswords2'
> >
> > Uncheck "Users must enter a User name and password"
> >
> > Fill out the dialog for Administrator with a blank password.
> >
> > I am guessing you actually put a carriage return in as the password.
> >
> > --
> > Mark L. Ferguson   TabletPC MVP
> > Email address : marfer_mvp@yahoo.com  Subject: "QZ" + anything
> > All email without "QZ" in the subject line will be automatically deleted.
> > marfer's notes for XP  >  http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/xp_notes.htm
> > .
> >
> > "Don Cohen" <doncohen@lens-cap.nc.prestige.net> wrote in message
> > news:OFUyUL5fCHA.1744@tkmsftngp11...
> > > I have a Gateway 700XL running XPHome.  I need to be able to access the
> > > Recovery Console via booting from the XP CD (I've run into occasional
> hard
> > > drive issues when using Partition Magic which need to be repaired this
> way
> > > when I can't boot from the hard drive).
> > >
> > > When accessing the Recovery Console (R) option during a boot from the XP
> > CD:
> > >
> > > 1. I'm not always asked for the Administrator Password, which seems odd,
> > but
> > > I have gotten in previously without entering one.
> > > 2. When I am asked for it, I can't get in:
> > >
> > > If I just hit enter as if there isn't a password (since I don't recall
> > > setting up a password when I purchased and setup the system earlier this
> > > year), it still asks for one.
> > >
> > > If I enter the password I undoubtedly would have used if I had, it
> doesn't
> > > accept it.
> > >
> > > Further information:
> > >
> > > 1.  When I access the Users applet via Control Panel, and go to
> > > Administrator (which is the only User set up on this system), I see an
> > > option to "Create" a password, but none to change it.  This lead me to
> > > conclude that there is no password set up.
> > >
> > > 2.  During a normal boot from the hard drive into XP, I am never asked
> for
> > > any password (and I'm not running TweakUI on this system to
> automatically
> > > enter it).  Again, this leads me to think no password is present.
> > >
> > > So:
> > >
> > > 1. How do I determine for sure if an Administrator Password is present,
> > and
> > > if it is, how do I find out what it is?
> > >
> > > 2. If there is no Administrator Password, how do I get Recovery Console
> to
> > > let me in?
> > >
> > > 3. If I end up needing to create an Administrator Password, am I going
> to
> > > have to enter it with each boot (or get TweakUI to do it)?
> > >
> > >
> > > Bottom line is I don't want to change the system's current boot
> scenario,
> > > where I don't have to enter anything, but I do need to be able to access
> > the
> > > Recovery Console when booting from the XP CD.
> > >
> > > Any help greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > [One last matter.  I've read through the following MS document, but am
> not
> > > sure this directly pertains to my situation, since I'm not needing to or
> > > wanting to access the Recovery Console from the hard drive, and don't
> > really
> > > need/want it installed there:]
> > >
> > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q308402
> > >
> > > --
> > > Don
> > > Photo Website at:
> > > http://www.dlcphotography.net
> > >
> > > [Remove the "lens cap" for email]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> 
>

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