Re: Repair Windows/Passwd Remedy Link

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Ray--

I should have added the steps to focus on in the KB, are he

Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional in a workgroup
To log on as Administrator and reset the password, follow these steps:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321305#XSLTH4135121122120121120120

Best,

Chard Harris
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"Chad Harris" <ddram32_nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ut39hHGkFHA.2044@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
>
> "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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