Re: Default Administrative Password or Resetting Password in Windows XP Console
From: Tom Porterfield (tpporter_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/27/04
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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:45:55 -0500
ninjaking wrote:
> Default Administrative Password or Resetting Password in Windows XP
> Console
>
> It their any way to reset the administrator password or is their a
> default password in the Windows XP Command Prompt Console. My system
> registry got crashed so I put the original CD in the HD, and ran the
> "R" - Repair option, it asked me which volume I want to logon to, I
> select 1 - C:\windows , and alas I can't remember and don't know the
> password
If what you are trying to do is a repair install, the recovery console
won't help. If you set no administrator password when you installed XP,
it may still be blank so you could try that.
If you truly want to do a repair install, choose Install at the first
prompt. You will later be prompted to repair the existing installation or
do a new install. At that point you can choose to do a repair install.
I think your best bet might be to use system restore to restore your
machine to a state from before the registry corruption occurred. Can you
boot into Safe Mode? If so, try a system restore from there. This
article may be of help:
HOW TO: Start the System Restore Tool from a Command Prompt in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=304449
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