Re: After reinstall XP Pro asks for passwords I never entered

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 04/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 18:32:10 -0500

Use your TAB key and tab past the password box, hit enter. 

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"Giles" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:25c501c427ed$fe8d44e0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| Because of a problem with a hard disk utility that got 
| stuck and that I had to close, I had to repair my windows 
| installation. Once completed, after the final reboot 
| Windows XP Pro loaded normally, my 3 original user 
| accounts appeared on the welcome screen, but to log on 
| any account I would be asked for a password. Whatever I 
| enter,(and even if I just press Enter), I get the logon 
| message:" The system cannot log you on due to the 
| following error: The specified domain either does not 
| exist or could not be contacted. Please try again or 
| consult your system administrator" 
| 
| This is strange because these accounts didn't require a 
| password prior to the re-install, and also because I have 
| never been asked to enter passwords during the setup 
| process for this reinstall.
| 
| Using a password changing software I have tried to erase 
| the passwords for the user accounts, but they were 
| already blank; and using recovery console I erased the 
| file with the accounts, relaunching Setup after that. It 
| recreated 2 user accounts instead (1 
| called "administrator" and 1 called "guest") but as 
| before they ask for a password I don't know and display 
| the same message whatever I enter.
| 
| Any idea why this is and what I could do to log on?
| 
| Many thanks in advance.
|

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