Re: XP Repair-Administrator Password problem

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Try using your computer by running Windows in Safe Mode. Check if it still
hangs in Safe Mode too. If it still hangs in Safe Mode then I will advise you
to first take backup of your important data to a removable device. If Windows
work fine in Safe Mode then it could be possible that the problem is only
with Windows not with the hardware itself. Try updating your Video Drivers
from the manufacturer's web-site. If that doesn't help then a successful
repair or clean installation of Windows can also determine that your hardware
is in good position.

Let us know!

"Al Can Help" wrote:

Well Rock that should keep me busy for awhile!
I have 3 machines so it's not like I'm dying on the vine but that's my
biggest toy and I use it for my photos and music and most "stuff".
I'll let you know how it works out.
a

"Rock" wrote:

"Al Can Help" <AlCanHelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
Jim, I cannot be sure except to say that Adobe and the video portion
consistantly freeze up the system. Any adivce as to how I should
eliminate
each piece of hardware for check? I have checked all of them through the
system administrator...hardware...and all are working properly.

"Jim" wrote:


"Al Can Help" <AlCanHelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
This is a custom build which I did. I've been operating it with
various
upgrades for at least 4 years. I made a big mistake with hardware
(RAM)
and
had to replace the MB. Now I just have issues. I'm open to the
easiest
fix
available. I can boot up, I can run most of my applications, it's just
that
sometimes, and it doesn't take more than a day, an application will
freeze
it
up and I'll have to reboot.
thanks again,
a

"MAP" wrote:

Al Can Help wrote:
I need to repair my XP SP2. After answering which installation I
want to repair it asks for the password. I am signed in as the
administrator and I currently have no password, so I just click
enter. It gives me a C:/Windows prompt, which I have to exit from.
How can I maneuver around this so I can go about the business of
repairing my OS??,

The recovery console needs the pasword for the person who installed
XP,
not
for just any administrator. If the install was done by a major PC
maker,
you may need to contact them for it.

However, the password is sometimes blank. So, try just pressing enter
when
you are asked for a password, it may help.

Or, if you can get into XP, even safe mode, you can arrange to bypass
the
password by the following registry change:

Instead, just run REGEDIT (Start à Run à Regedit)
Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Setup\Recover
yConsole
Set the DWORD SecurityLevel value to 1

http://www.theeldergeek.com/recovery_console.htm


After doing this reg edit follow the instructions at this ling for the
repair.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Good Luck

P.S. after doing a reinstall all of your windows update hotfixes will
be
gone and you will need to reinstall them as well.

Have you determined that you do not have some kind of hardware problem?
For
instance, an application can freeze because it is trying to read or write
to
an unresponsive disk. A repair of the os will not fix hardware problems.

Start with testing the RAM and the hard drive. Download and run at least
two of these RAM testing utilities. These will create a bootable CD. Let
each one run for 24 hrs or so, not just a single pass.

Memtest86+
http://www.memtest.org/

Windows Memory Diagnostic
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

DocMemory Memory Diagnostic
http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/download.asp

To test the hard drive, download a diagnostic utility from the drive
manufacturer's web site. This will make a bootable floppy or CD. Boot from
it and run the diagnostics.

Here is a link on hardware troubleshooting:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]


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