Re: No users shown on welcome screen

From: dennis (dmcm_at_infinet.net)
Date: 07/29/05


Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:02:44 -0700

Cured the problem!!! boot from cd rom only works on xp home disc if you
wait till the boot from cd rom message goes away , then you have about 5
secs to press any key and win xp install will appear.....thanks for all
the interest and ideas..

dennis wrote:
> The problem is , I CANNOT get into winxp to load anything, the xp
> install disc does nothing, even if I change boot sequence to cd rom, a,
> c, , I think the best thing is to try and get to format and start
> clean, how do I do that when xp seems to take control of the screen and
> keeps me out ???
>
> Sparda wrote:
>
>> "Sparda" wrote:
>> > I think I have the answer to your problem, what you must do is
>> > load recovary console (from XP install disk) then using the
>> > recovary console navigate your way to C:windowssystem32,
>> > then make a copy of logon.scr (so you can restor it later)
>> > then delete logon.scr and copy cmd.exe to logon.scr, then
>> > close recovary console and restart so windows boots.
>> > > Now (in theory when the screen saver tries to load command
>> > prompt will apeara, at leaste this works on Service Pack 1)
>> > when commpand promt apears you must quickly type out the
>> > following command, "C:WINDOWSSystem32nusrmgr.cpl" this must
>> > be done quickly becasue cmd will close with in a few minuets
>> > of it opening, this will load the user managment screen,
>> > quickly (becasue when cmd closes, so will the user mangment
>> > screen) add a new user and set it as administrator, this way
>> > yopu can at least logon.
>>
>> From what I understood all user acount some how got deleted, but
>> perhaps I’m wrong.
>
>



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