Re: can't run recovery console
From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/15/04
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:38:26 -0400
By default on an XP Home install there isn't a password on the Administrator account. So unless you've changed it since you installed, or purchased your system, just leave the password prompt blank.
-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. <anonymous101@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2cdce01c469cc$fcad57c0$a401280a@phx.gbl... >I just ran the windows update of windows xp sp1 for > windiows xp home o/s. The computer now reboots > continuously. Gets to windows screeen, the reboots. I > tried to run the windows recover consolr, nut it prompts > me for administrator password. I tried all the > administrator passwords I could think of that I used, but > it doesn't like any of them. How do I get past this? I > don't want to lose my data and reinstall windows. Can I > use any windows xp cd or just the home edition for the > recovery. This is a compaq presario 700 which did not > come with a windows oem cd, only a compaq recovery cd.I > tried using ERD commander to change the administrator > password, but the new password doe not work.
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