Re: No boot and no administrator password!
From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 04/03/04
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Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 12:19:24 -0800
At the Recovery Console, have you tried just leaving the password blank and
pressing enter?
-- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Paul" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:181b201c419af$dce123d0$a101280a@phx.gbl... > Thanks Michael for the prompt reply! > > One problem here. I'm using an XP Home upgrade CD to > repair an OEM system, thus it finds no previous > installations to repair. Following your directions, I > arrive at a screen where my only options are to setup, > partition, or delete partition. I was able to navigate to > a screen where I was able to point the console to a > specific folder to install windows to, instead of > C:\windows. > > So now I'm back to a useless recovery console due to a > phantom administrator password that doesn't exist#@#@. > > Any other suggestions would be highly appreciated! > > Thanks >>-----Original Message----- >>Try a Repair Install instead of Recovery Console. NOTE: > in the instructions >>below, when you come to the screen that asks you to > choose Setup Windows or >>"R" for Repair, you want Setup Windows, this will > ultimately take you to the >>repair option. >> >>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. >> >> >>-- >>Michael Solomon MS-MVP >>Windows Shell/User >>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend >>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ >> >>"Paul FM" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message >>news:17b1301c41921$647438d0$a401280a@phx.gbl... >>> Ugh... long story, but today I fiddled with my boot.ini >>> file (had 2 XP operating systems at OS choice screen) in >>> XP Home and now I'm locked out of my computer. (no > boot) I >>> get the error message: <windows root>\system32\hal.dll > is >>> missing or corrupt. >>> >>> Ok, no problem I think, I'll just repair it in the XP >>> recovery console. It asks me for an administrator >>> password -- but I have PW disabled for my administrator >>> account, so I have no clue what to do to get in, short > of >>> trying every password that I've ever used. >>> >>> Please help, this is FRUSTRATING! >>> >>> Thanks kindly, in advance! >> >> >>. >>
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