Re: No authorization to change files in Recovery Console

Did you try just pressing <Enter>? The Administrator password is blank by default. As for the CD not booting did you go in the BIOS and change the boot order to boot to CD first?

John

Eric_the_Yellow wrote:

I've got what I've discovered is a common problem: Windows cannot start because the following file is corrupt... I have opened the XP Recovery Console using 6 Boot Floppies, since my computer would not boot off of the XP CD. Once in the repair window, I can't do anything because I don't have the authorization. However, I have never set up any accounts on my XP computer, nor have I set a password for the administrator user. Is there a command I can use to switch to the admin user? Any other suggestions as to how to work around this? Thanks in advance for your help. I'm glad there is help available on this forum. -MV

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