Re: Repair Windows/Passwd Remedy

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Ray--

Of course you have a remedy here. MSFT has not publicized this well but Help
and Support (almost no one uses--beginners/advanced users--does an excelent
job of discussing this if you put it up and search with the words user
addounts.

Boot into Safe Mode and Use the non-deletable spare Admin Account to change
the password. Email the new one to yourself so it is always accessible.

How to log on to Windows XP if you forget your password or your password
expires
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321305

Best,

Chad Harris
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"Ray" <NoSpam-ray.ck.li@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eV8ShHFkFHA.2152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Rick,
>
> Thanks for your useful advice. I tried to repair Windows without success
> since I could not provide administrator password. Looking at accounts
> and I am the administrator user. I do not need any password to logon as
> the computer is used by myself only. Is there any way to recover the
> administrator password?
>
> Ray
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uR$KRLEkFHA.3936@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi Ray,
>>
>> A repair installation is similar to the "over the top" installation of
>> old in that all it touches are the system files. The registry would be
>> affected only by the replaced entries. It will not remove the dead
>> entries in there now. Frankly, they harm nothing to leave them there and
>> are best just left. WinXP does not suffer from registry bloat like some
>> older versions of Windows did. Some may suggest a registry cleaner, I
>> would recommend against it as everyone I've seen removes targeted files
>> and those that it *thinks* should be removed and almost always bugger up
>> an otherwise working system.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Ray" <NoSpam-ray.ck.li@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uavwAoDkFHA.1464@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I have installed many software on my computers in the past and now leave
>>>the most useful ones. I notice the registry that lots of uninstalled
>>>programs still left in the registry. Of course I can do a clean
>>>installation but it will take a great deal of time to re-install and
>>>re-configure all other software. Some configurations have been
>>>forgotten. It would be a very painful and time consuming process. Is
>>>Repair Windows just to install Windows over the existing one but un-touch
>>>other software? Is it also give a clean registry to me?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ray
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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