Re: No boot and no administrator password!

From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 04/03/04 

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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