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

From: george (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/23/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:59:10 +0200

Also, have you tried the double Ctrl-Alt-Del trick (from the Welcome screen)
to logon as Administrator with no password??

"askt" <askt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C17646D8-F0B3-4F3A-8965-B2C5916ECD18@microsoft.com...
> 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.
> >
> >
> >