Re: Request for Logon password when none set

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"John Wunderlich" wrote:

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"Twayne" wrote:

Rockpounder_Rich wrote:
When I started my laptop this morning XP requested a logon
password. I've never had a password and it has never asked
before. It won't start windows. I'm travelling and don't have
my system disks with me. I use it everyday and it shut down
normally last night. It has been kept updated and has current
antivirus protection. Can anyone help or is this thing dead
for the duration?

You have of course, tried just pressing Return for the
password, right? And have done a Restart of course, since it's
a laptop?


I've tried multiple times...including "administrator" account.
It appears that something changed the domain. I've tried safe
mode, debug mode...I can,t get in...still exploring other
options. Anyone heard of any new threats in the last day?
Possible auto update that failed to return machine to original
state after completion?

If you suspect your domain may be changed, you may have fallen
into the situation described by this article:

"You cannot log on after you remove the computer from the domain"
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317049>

When I travel, I always make sure that I have an active local
administrative logon to the computer just for this eventuality.

HTH,
John
Thanks John...very helpful. It appears after reading all of the
articles related in the KB that the laptop is indeed dead for the
duration as I do not have either the system disks, password reset
disk, or a bootable XP system disk with me. I still have no idea
how the laptop became associated with a domain or if one even
exists. Looks like it will be a system rebuild when I get home.
Thanks!

You may not have to rebuild. You may be able to reset the
administrator password by following instructions from this site:

<http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/>

HTH,
John
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