Re: Help Please: XP Recovery Console Administrator Password Problem

You're welcome. I think that you should fix the Administrator account problem. Some day you will need it to log on to Safe-Mode to fix something and you will still be in the same pickle as you were yesterday. Remember that passwords are case sensitive. Try here for more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298252

In the future remember that if you really can't log on to a Windows installation there are other ways around the problem... things that can be tried when all else fails, don't be too quick to format an otherwise reasonably good Windows installation.

John

riffin-rich wrote:

YOU ROCK, John. I'll try it when I get home tonight. To think I got
so mad yesterday that I almost formatted my hard drive and started
over. I'm glad I took a day off, went to bed early, and thought to
post here. Thanks for helping. Thanks much! Rich

On Mar 20, 11:07 am, John John <audetw...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

If you enable the Allow automatic administrative logon policy on the
Recovery Console you will not be asked for a password to use it. Do as
it says in the Microsoft article that I posted earlier. With XP Pro you
can use either methods, with XP Home being that there is no Group Policy
tool you have to do it by way of registry edits. With XP Pro to access
the Group Policy tool use the Control Panel applet or click Start | Run
type gpedit.msc and then click OK or press enter.

John



riffin-rich wrote:

I also forgot to ask about your second portion: "If you can boot to
the Windows you can also enable Auto-Logon for the
Recovery Console with Group Policy, it's in the Local Security Policy.
For XP Home Edition edit the registry:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312149";

I am using Windows XP Pro and I can still boot to windows ... I need
to enter a string of grub commands to get into Windows, but I can
still get there. If I enable the policy in XP Pro (assuming it's the
same as for XP Home), how does that work? I'll just boot straight to
the recovery console? Thanks again, Rich

On Mar 20, 10:27 am, John John <audetw...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The password to enter is the one for the local administrator account;
the built-in administrator account, not your administrator account.
Perhaps it's just blank, try leaving the field blank and just press enter.

If you can boot to the Windows you can also enable Auto-Logon for the
Recovery Console with Group Policy, it's in the Local Security Policy.
For XP Home Edition edit the registry:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312149

John

Rich wrote:

Hello. I hope someone can help... I have a broken Linux install dual
booting system and I want to restore my normal windows XP boot
process. I inserted my Win XP disc and booted from the CD. I want to
"R"epair my windows installation on "1. C:\Windows" and the system
asks me for my Administrator password. Here's my problem. I enter my
Administrator password, but, it's not accepted ... it says it's
wrong. I even aborted the process and logged in as the
"Administrator" to verify that I know the password. Note, I never
renamed the Administrator account ... it's still "Administrator"

So I tried the recovery again and still no good ... says I am using
the wrong password. Then, I logged in as the Administrator again and
changed my password to be empty/null. Even this is rejected during
the repair process.

Has anyone ever seen this before? How can I recover without
formatting my hard drive? UGGGGH! Thanks kindly, Rich (please don't
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