Re: asks for usernm/passwd, won't let me log on

From: Galen (galennews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/12/05 

Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:20:02 -0400

In news:3206B04A-670C-4507-9FB7-2DBFDE42DF25@microsoft.com,
krouse <krouse@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

 My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> My PC got shut down by a power loss, and the next time I started it,
> after disk check ran, a strange blue screen flashed suddenly with
> some text at the top which I didn't have time to read, and rebooted
> ... after bootup, a blue screen appeared and a window saying "log on
> to windows xp" which asked me for my username & password. I didn't
> have either of these, and anything I try to enter, including leaving
> them blank, the computer won't let me log on. Not even in safe mode.
> This log on business started up on its own and i can't log on even
> though i never used a username or password. i even went into setup,
> but there seems to be nothing there which can help me.

Kill the existing password. You should be able to find the username.
Basically you'll want to head to the site below and get one of the various
tools to kill your admin password. From there you'll press start > run >
type "control userpasswords" and figure out which account is yours and go
ahead and reset the password to blank if that's what you want.

Password Problems :
http://kgiii.info/windows/2k-XP/security/password_problems.html

Galen 

-- 
"You know that a conjurer gets no credit when once he has explained his
trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will
come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all."
Sherlock Holmes

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