Re: administrator password doesnt work
From: traceyck (traceyck_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/26/05
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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:57:02 -0800
I have an IBM ThinkPad that I bought from a friend. It had Windows XP Pro on
it. I don't have much experience with XP. I deleted the user name and
couldn't log back into it. I bought Windows XP Home full edition to install
it and start fresh. I keep getting a cyclic redundancy error in the middle of
install and it fails. (D:\I386\asms) I try to go in and boot from the disk
and chose repair but when it asks for a password I simply click enter (the
manual said it should be blank) and I get a incorrect password box. After
three times I am ousted...any help?
"Bruce Chambers" wrote:
> David wrote:
> > When I go into DOS and boot from the winXP disc and try to repair it
> > asks for the administrator password but when i put my password in
> > (im
> > the administrator) it doesnt work. Help plz
>
>
> The password being requested is that of the built-in
> _Administrator_ account, not the password for any other administrative
> user accounts that the computer's owner may have created. Unless the
> owner deliberately set the Administrator's password via the Management
> Console (_not_ the Control Panel), it's probably still blank. WinXP
> Pro asks the installer to set the Administrator's password during
> installation, but WinXP Home doesn't.
>
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