Re: WinXP Home - All User Accounts Lost
From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/08/03
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Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 21:35:16 -0400
No information on the invalid handle error :(
-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Associate Expert ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "larryu" <lurban@cityrider.com> wrote in message news:39fa01c375a8$5fd18cf0$a001280a@phx.gbl... > Doug > > Thanks for the quick reply. > > Any guesses on 'handle is invalid'? Seems to me like some > link is broken in the security process. > > BTW, the linux program was able to see his account and > the administrator's account. He reset the administrator's > account to a non-blank value but still gets the error. > > There must be a better fix than to reload/upgrade the OS? > If the upgrade to Pro does not help, is a clean install > the only other option? I did read about a registry > setting that will show/hide a user account on the Welcome > Page but I don't know how to change the registry if we > can't logon. > > Thanks for your help > larry > > >-----Original Message----- > >The upgrade tends to keep user accounts and settings in > place. I wouldn't > >count on it correcting a password issue, but it might. > > > >-- > >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display > >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes > >http://www.dougknox.com > >-------------------------------- > >Associate Expert > >ExpertZone - > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > >-------------------------------- > >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. > > > >"larryu" <lurban@cityrider.com> wrote in message > >news:40f801c375a4$13354390$a401280a@phx.gbl... > >> Doug > >> > >> He did try to login in safe mode with the admin > account, > >> and tried from the cd to perform a recovery repair. Did > >> not work with the blank password. But the blank > password > >> has worked in the past, but he has not used it > recently. > >> > >> But, I just talked to him again and he reminded me of > >> something I forgot in my posting. The error he is > getting > >> when he puts the user name/password in contains the > >> phrase "handle is invalid". He gets that error when he > >> enters his user account name, as well as the > >> administrator account. > >> > >> One option we are thinking of is to upgrade him to > WinXP > >> Pro. Hopeful that the upgrade will 'fix' the problem > and > >> not ask him for the admin password. Any > thoughts/comments > >> on this plan would be appreciated. > >> > >> larry > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >XP Home has never supported the CTRL-ALT-DEL trick at > >> the Welcome Screen for > >> >the Administrator account. For XP Home, you must > boot > >> the computer into > >> >Safe Mode to access this account. By default, XP > home > >> does not prompt you > >> >for an Administrator password at setup, so for > Recovery > >> Console, try leaving > >> >it blank. Also, if he has a full version of XP Home, > >> the CD is bootable as > >> >well, and has its own Recovery Console. > >> > > >> >-- > >> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display > >> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes > >> >http://www.dougknox.com > >> >-------------------------------- > >> >Associate Expert > >> >ExpertZone - > >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > >> >-------------------------------- > >> >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > >> >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. > >> > > >> >"larryU" <lurban@cityrider.com> wrote in message > >> > >news:fe7c0fa8.0309071300.67277bda@posting.google.com... > >> >> My son called from college, said that after he > >> rebooted his WinXp Home > >> >> machine there were no User Accounts listed on the > >> Welcome Page. > >> >> Usually he gets his account listed because he has a > >> password. He tried > >> >> to use the Administrator's account by ctl-alt-del > but > >> the blank > >> >> password is not working today (it did in the past). > >> >> > >> >> He has tried to do a 'repair' installation from the > CD > >> but it wants > >> >> the Administrator's account and password as well. > >> >> > >> >> He is trying to reboot the machine with a Win2000 > CD, > >> hoping the > >> >> recovery console will help him. > >> >> > >> >> I have found the links to ERD Commander but am > looking > >> for a less > >> >> expense ($199) solution. Next on the list is the > boot > >> disk at > >> >> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/. > >> >> > >> >> Any other solutions that you can suggest will be > >> appreciated. Also, > >> >> what do you think has happened to his machine? It > is a > >> year old Dell, > >> >> is this a hard drive problem, a virus/worm, or ? > >> >> > >> >> thanks > >> >> larry > >> > > >> > > >> >. > >> > > > > > > >. > >
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