Re: Login / Password / Domain (?) Problem on XP Pro Install

From: askt (askt_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/23/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 08:50:02 -0700

Thanks, I'll give it a shot. Yes, I've tried just hitting return, but tht doesn't work. One question, though: how do I get to safe mode? When I go to the boot menu (F8 at startup), it merely prompts me for the boot device, without an option for safe mode. I thought this might be the result of never having logged on before, but it also might be because I've recently installed linux on a separate partition (which was the cause for the clean install of XP).

"george" wrote:

> second thought, you might have (inadvertently) choosen to set this machine
> up as a domain client, in which case it is now trying to validate your
> account credentials against a (non-existant) domain, which does not work,
> which rejects your logon.
> In that case during Safe Mode remove the domain membership and put the
> machine back into a WORKGROUP.
> My Computer, Properties, Computername tab, Change button
>
>
> "askt" <askt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6DC66857-1A21-4456-9DF1-41671A89B58E@microsoft.com...
> > I just performed a clean install of XP Pro. During the setup process, I
> specified two user accounts. I was not prompted for any password
> information. On the next automatic reboot, it brought me to the login
> screen, where both usernames were listed. Both now require passwords for
> logging on, though none has ever been specified. Result -- can't log on.
> After the "did you forget your password" bubble, I get an error message to
> the effect that the username / domain cannot be found. I also did nothing
> to specify anything about a domain.
> >
> > I tried reinstalling the OS through the use of the recovery console, but
> it automatically accepted the previous settings -- meaning I never got to
> specify anything about user accounts. I can get to a command prompt through
> the recovery console as an administrator with a null password, but don't
> know what to do from there.
>
>
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