Re: Guest Login Password

I found in the Vista directories, a folder labeled Users. It has all my
accounts in it. Is there some place that can be copied/moved to the XP
Windows directory or root directory?


"Chuck" <seasnake_us@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks. Your response is so much easier than re-installing XP. When a MVP
says something, I normally bow to superior knowledge. Win some, lose some.

I will try your suggestions and get back to you.

Yes, the partition is still there. I was never able to get by the login
screen. Does that make a difference?

Thanks again.
Chuck

"Larry Gardner" <newscience83@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Why did that MVP tell you to re-install. Wish you would have ask earlier.

Next time, just do this:

1. Control Panel | System Properties | Advanced | Startup and Recovery
2. Click on Edit button
3. Delete the entry for Windows Vista partitions
4. Set Default Operating System to Windows XP

After you reboot in Windows Xp:

1. Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Disk Management
2. Delete Vista partition.

Now to the current problem.

When the system reboots, and you are at the Welcome Screen, have you
tried:

1. Ctrl+Alt+Del, Ctrl+Alt+Del (this should bring up the old Windows Logon
screen - basically it really is Ctrl+Alt+Del+Del)
2. Type in Administrator (or some Administrator name - did you ever
rename the Administrator's name) for username
3. Type in password for your Adminstrator (or leave blank). Since you
reinstalled, it may have reset your old password - if you had set one
up).

If that doesn't work, did you have any user names?
Did you ever set up an Emergency Password Reset Disk?

It sounds like the re-install wiped out your Account names.
Administrator should still be there ... but the default is not to show on
Welcome screen. It should still be there ... you just need to know the
password if it was saved from previous install ... or it maybe just
blank.

By the way, is the Vista partiton still there?

"Chuck" <seasnake_us@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I hope that this is the right newsgroup to present this problem.
I installed Vista Beta 2 in a separate partition giving me a dual boot
system. Worked well.
I wanted to uninstall Vista and could not find any solution. Posted a
request in another newsgroup and had a MVP advise to re-install XP to
change the Boot.ini back to original booting. Then delete the Vista
partition.
After completing the re-install process, the first screen to appear
(never did this before) was a log in for Guest asking for a password. To
my limited knowledge, The default password for Guest is BLANK. That gave
an error saying that the configuration was not set to accept blank
passwords.
I can not get past this screen. Safe mode does not work nor does trying
to boot from the CD
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

TIA
Chuck







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