Re: Adminstrator Password
From: Michael Solomon (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/14/04
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Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 04:55:01 -0800
Your information did the trick. Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>Have you tried leaving the password blank and pressing
enter? NOTE: there
>is a hidden administrator account
called "Administrator." This account is
>created during setup and is meant as a master account, a
place you can go to
>get the system started again if all the accounts you
create are damaged and
>won't log on.
>
>Most people do not set a password for this account and
if you didn't install
>XP yourself rather it was installed at the factory, they
likely didn't
>create one either in which case, if asks you to choose
an account, choose
>"Administrator" and press enter.
>
>That said, if you are trying to do a repair install,
that is not done from
>the Recovery Console and does not usually require a
password. Do a repair
>install as follows:
>
>Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM
drive and you have an
>actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, boot with the
XP
>CD in the drive and perform a repair install as outlined
below. If the
>system isn't set to boot from the CD or you are not
sure, you need to enter
>the system's BIOS. When you boot the system, the first
screen usually has
>instructions that if you wish to enter set press a
specific key, when you
>see that, do so. Then you will have to navigate to the
boot sequence, if
>the CD-ROM drive is not first line, set it first in the
boot sequence. Save
>your settings and exit with the XP CD in the drive. The
system will reboot.
>
>NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data
files intact, if
>something goes wrong during the repair install, you may
be forced to start
>over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have
your data backed up,
>you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.
>
>Boot from the CD. If your system is set to be able to
boot from the CD, it
>should detect the disk and give a brief message, during
the boot up, if you
>wish to boot from the CD press any key.
>
>Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You
will see a reference
>asking if you need to load special drivers and another
notice that if you
>wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console)
depress F2. Just let
>setup run past all of that. It will continue to load
files and drivers.
>
>Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you
will come to a screen
>with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair
Windows Installation
>using the Recovery console.
>
>The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want
and requires you to
>press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end
user agreement. Setup
>will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon
finding your
>version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current
installation or
>install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair
installation. From there
>on, follow the screens.
>
>If you only have a recovery CD, your options are quite
limited. You can
>either purchase a retail version of XP will allow you to
perform the above
>among other tools and options it has or you can run your
system recovery
>routine with the Recovery CD which will likely wipe your
drive, deleting all
>files but will restore your setup to factory fresh
condition.
>
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:c60301c4091f$9ece4190$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> When trying to use Windows XP Home for
recovery/refresh I
>> have to enter an "administrator password". I do not
>> establish an administartor account that I'm aware of
and
>> none of my passwords work. Any way around this to
>> recovery/refresh mode?
>>
>> Thanks
>
>
>.
>
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