Re: Install problems with sp2 and 2p3

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You, know, you make a great detective. I'm really not trying to make you go
nuts.
Let me try to simplify.

Yes, kids computer is the issue.

original 1st Try Now
Drive 1 WD Hitachi WD (reformatted)
Drive 2 Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor
Drive 3 N/A WD Hitachi

Got it? Good.

With the setup Now, XP HE SP2 had no problem using the WD drive to setup.
However, unlike XP Pro (which asks you to supply and confirm an Admin
password) Home Edition didn't ask for it. Now, at the Home Ed. login screen,
when I Crtl-Alt-Del to the Admin login it won't take a blank password.

I hope this eases your tortured mind.

Your reference to "Offline NT Password & Registry Editor" had no link.
Guess I'll just try a web search. Otherwise, install again. I'm an expert at
it now!

Thanks very much.

Bill

"Daave" wrote:

Comments inline.

"walkerwj55" <walkerwj55@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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OK. I think I've made progress.

I finally got back in Safe Mode. I looked at the boot log and it
stopped
loading at Mup.sys. After reviewing reasons for hang at Mup.sys and
you final
comment on drive health I decided to try something different.

The drive I put in the kids' computer as a new boot drive (Hitachi)
was a
slave in mine. So, I now I swapped drives 1 and 3 (3, a Western
Digital, was
the original boot drive in their computer). I first moved all
essential files
(docs, pics, music) to drive 2. I had already deleted all windows boot
files
and folders and cleaned it. I then deleted the partition on the WD and
reformated it using Control Panel computer management. I then
disconnected
drives 1&2 and booted with only 3 (master on IDE2).

This thread is quite long and that above paragraph is a doozy. It's like
I'm watching a game of Three Card Monte! There are two computers and
three drives, and after that it's hard to keep track of what's going on.
Tell me if I got this right: The problem is with your kids' PC. And your
PC is fine. (Or is it? In another post, you said that your PC is "home
grown" and you were clearly having problems with it.) You once had a
Hitachi slave drive in your PC, which you placed in your kids' PC as a
new boot drive. The old boot drive in your kids' PC (the WD) is now the
slave in your PC. Then we have drive 2. I have no idea what that is. I
suppose that is the boot drive in your PC. Is it? Instead of performing
a clean boot (which is what I would do if I were in your shoes), you
deleted all the files and formatted it. If that's the case, it must not
be the boot drive. I guess your PC has three drives. Do you see why I'm
confused? :-) Seriously, I can't follow this anymore.

To cut down on time I again booted with my XP HE SP2 CD and, WALA!, it
recognized the drive and that the partition was already formatted. So,
on we
went and everything went fine...

I'm not clear as to what you did once you booted off the CD.

Until the final reboot. It started OK with the Splash screen and their
names. I hit Crtl-Alt-Del and brought up the admin login. Guess what?
I don't
remember it asking me to input an admin password and now I can't get
in.
Blank doesn't work. Would you have any idea on THIS issue? If I can
solve
this I'm good as gold.

Okay, so the problem is with your kids' PC then (I think...).

I still can't follow and I've reread your post several times. If your
only problem is resetting the admin password, this program should help:

"Offline NT Password & Registry Editor"

Otherwise, just perform a clean install and be done with it! You already
backed up the data. Make sure you have all the drivers and installation
media/files for your applications.



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