Re: Unusual login problem. Accounts gone?

Hi,

Can't recall what they're called or where I got mine from (it's at work at
the moment) but there are bootable floppy/cd's that you can download, which
will query the user list hidden deep within windows. They will tell you the
existing user(s) which windows thinks exist. Some will allow you to reset
the password of user(s).

I'm not an expert on this, but we did this at work for a laptop; my colleage
reinstalled windows on it, set an admin password but must have somehow
mistyped it both times. Rather than reinstall windows (we were working to a
deadline) we managed to reset the admin password to '' (nothing) from the
bootdisk then log in and continue.

hth.

Peter.

"Joseph Bergevin" <JosephBergevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:8116CBEB-6649-4548-BA5B-07DD876C83EC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
An XP Pro system, configured in workgroup mode, with one user account. The
system worked fine for a month, and now is impossible to login to. The
system
boots normally, with no errors, and stops at the usual login splash
screen.
Usually, the single user account icon is visible in the center of the
screen,
and the user clicks it to enter their password and login. Now, no user
accounts are presented to choose from. Invoking the login dialog via
Crtl+Alt+Del works, but both the user account and the Administrator
account
passswords aren't recognized. It shuts down without error.

I've tried Safe Mode and "Last known good registry" to no avail. I tried
removing the wireless nic in case there was some unusual networking issue,
to
no satisfaction. It seems as if all the accounts were disabled. The only
obvious event that preceeded this was a move from one home to another.
Working fine in the old home, and now doesn't in the new one. The homes
are
only a mile apart, so the system didn't see much abuse in transit.

If anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate them. I'd rather fix the problem
than have to reinstall XP.


.

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