Re: Article ID : 307545



scroll down to: Recovery Console Password
http://www.theeldergeek.com/recovery_console.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b308402
'The Password Is Not Valid' Error Message Appears When You Log On to
Recovery Console in Windows XP
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"fashion photo" <fashionphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
| starting.
|
| Followed all the instructions that relate to this article but when I get
to
| point 4* my system administartor password does not work nor can I press
enter
| and try to proceed.
|
| Your help will be greatly appreciated.
|
|
| To complete part one, follow these steps: 1. Insert the Windows XP startup
| disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the
| CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
| Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from
the
| CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.
| 2. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the
Recovery
| Console.
| 3. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the
| installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
| 4. When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the
| administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
|
| ****Password will not be accepted.*****
|
| 5. At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines,
| pressing ENTER after you type each line:
|
| Many thanks
|
| Chris


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