Re: unable to access the Recovery Console

From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 11/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 11:33:09 -0700

Pmdc wrote:
> thanks for the reply. I wasn't clear enough in my original post
> though. When I boot from my WinXP CD and hit 'R' to start the
> recovery console, I'm prompted for my administrators password. When
> I enter the correct password (The same one that gets me into Windows
> on my administrator account) it comes up that it's incorrect and
> prompts me to try again. After three tries, my computer will
> restart
> into windows, not letting me acce3ss the recovery console. I can't
> figure out why my password will let me access windows, but not the
> recovery console....I'm using the same account.
>

    The password being requested is that of the built-in
_Administrator_ account, not the password for any other administrative
user accounts that the computer's owner may have created. Unless the
owner deliberately set the Administrator's password via the Management
Console (_not_ the Control Panel), it's probably still blank. WinXP
Pro asks the installer to set the Administrator's password during
installation, but WinXP Home doesn't. 

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