Re: WinXP Home - All User Accounts Lost
From: larryu (lurban_at_cityrider.com)
Date: 09/08/03
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Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 19:13:03 -0700
Any other place/newsgroup where I can raise this question?
>-----Original Message-----
>No information on the invalid handle error :(
>
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>"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
>> >--------------------------------
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>> >"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
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>> >> >
>> >> >"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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