Re: lost admin password, how to re-install?

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 11/02/03 

Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 20:54:18 -0800

thanks for all the info, but I tried that and it still
boots to a login screen. Any other ideas on how to get
to a fresh install screen?

>-----Original Message-----
>The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools
necessary
>to partition and format your drive. Follow this
procedure and allow
>Windows XP to partition and format your drive:
>
>1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first
bootable device.
>
> ===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
> ===>
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
>
>2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and
reboot your computer.
>3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow
the instructions.
>4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to
delete the existing
> Windows partitions, then create a new partition,
then format the primary
> partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to
install Windows XP.
>
>5. Clean Install Windows XP
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
> [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
>
>6. After installing Windows XP, be sure and visit the
support website
> of the manufacturer of the computer to download
and install any
> available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as
video adapter
> and audio drivers.
>
>7. It would be best to physically disconnect all your
peripheral hardware
> devices, except for you mouse and keyboard,
before installing XP.
> After XP is installed, visit the support website
of the manufacturer
> of each hardware device to obtain the latest
drivers or software
> designed to work with Windows XP.
>
>--
>Carey Frisch
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>---------------------------------------------------------
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>
>"stg" <5gees@comcast.net> wrote in message:
> news:064901c3a0f6$802d7e90$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>
>| I don't have the admin password and need to do a fresh
>| install of XP; how do I get past the login screen in
>| order to start the new install?
>|
>| help?
>.
>

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