Users not showing up

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 07/21/04


Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:05:32 -0700

Have you tried to boot with safe mode. (Press F8 during
boot up).

The Administrator account should then be available.
Likely no password.
>-----Original Message-----
>I have windows xp sp1 and I restarted my computer to find
>that after cleaning some spyware off my computer, none of
>the users are showing up in the blue windows login
>screen. I'm trying to get into my comp to do a system
>restore but am unable to without a user account to sign
>in as. Suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>-Curt
>.
>



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