Re: WinXP Home - All User Accounts Lost

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/08/03 

Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:16:01 -0400

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phrase. 

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"larryu" <lurban@cityrider.com> wrote in message
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>
> Any other place/newsgroup where I can raise this question?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >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
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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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> >> >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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