Re: can't run recovery console

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 07/15/04 

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:38:10 -0700

I probably changed it. When I get prompted for the
administrator password in the rcovery console, it won't
accept a blank or any pswd I may have used. Any way to
get past that? I used a program called erd commander,
which boots into a windows like o/s and lets me change
the administrator password, but when I run the windows
recovery console, it won't take the new password.
>-----Original Message-----
>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.
>
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><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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