RE: Administrator Password Problem
From: MAP (MAP_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/17/05
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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 07:30:11 -0800
"Paulie" wrote:
> Hi all, I have a problem with the XP administrator's password that stops me
> going into recovery mode. I want to remove a Linux partition but can't at
> the moment. The story so far....
>
> My PC is a single user, no logon, no password machine. It boots straight
> through to Windows
> Install Linux onto PC with XP as dual boot using GRUB. No problems at all.
> Now have old laptop for Linux, want to get my 20 GB back from Linux on
> original PC.
> Need to - boot from XP CD, go to recovery mode, run FIXMBR
> I then, Get to recovery mode, prompted for Administrator Password
>
> This is where it all goes wrong. As far as I am aware I don't have a
> password so hit enter, doesn't work, try a couple of other regular
> passwords, still no luck. Run out of tries and it reboots.
>
> I go to Users in Control Panel and check that
> 1) I am the administrator
> 2) I have no password
>
> I then set myself a password. Reboot, am forced to logon to Windows so it
> must be OK
>
> Boot from XP CD -> Recovery mode -> Admin Password. Put in password set
> above - still tells me its invalid. This is really driving me nuts now and
> would appreciate any help in either sorting out the admin password OR
> another way to get rid of the GRUB boot and get my disk back.
>
> Cheers, Paul
>
>
>
It is looking for the password the PC maker used when they loaded windows.
>From "http://www.theeldergeek.com"
Recovery Console Password-
On many XP installations you can't start the Recovery Console because it
won't recognize your password. This registry edit causes the Recovery Console
not to ask for a password. This works for both XP Home and XP Professional.
Start | Run | Regedit
Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Setup\RecoveryConsole
Set the DWORD SecurityLevel value to 1
Exit Registry and Reboot
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