RE: DESPERATE HELP!!!- XP SP2 install aborts, HP laptop doesn't boot

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From: Gary K (GaryK_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/11/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 00:49:01 -0700

hi, by the sounds of it, you did not install using the administrator account.
I have installed a few times from accounts with admin privliges but it is
recommended to use the actual administrator account. & when the recovery
console asks for admin pwd, it is after the administrator account pwd (or the
special recovery admin pwd, depends on installation)
as to the disk drive, if you cannot login using another account with admin
privliges (administrator would be best), then trying network access, or
booting with a boot disk/cd might work. failing that you might have to remove
the hard drive & attach it to another computer (ugh)

"Pradeep M." wrote:

> I have HP notebook N5495. I did download windows xp servicepack 2.
> It aborted due to some registry access problems. It was supposed to
> uninstall itself but that failed. I tried to reboot and it does not reboot
> even in safe mode. It keeps on booting and booting and a blue screen quickly
> flashes which I can not read. I have xp professonal and tried to put CD and
> boot using that, to do recovery. The recovery consol asks for Admin password,
> but when I put password for my account which has admin previllages, it tells
> me that it is invalid and after 3 attempts it kicks me out. Microsoft could
> not help. I called and they said they have escalated this problem to another
> level. Any guru in audience? Please help.
> I do not want to loose my stuff on laptop.
> Email me at pmandlik@att.net as well.
>

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