how do i reach command prompt when starting win xp in start with comma

[bubba43]

I have a Toshiba Tecra A8 ez8313 laptop and need to clear my system registry in dos screen.. I get to the point where i start PC with command prompts and hit enter but all that does is run a list og the loading drivers and then starts the PC in safe mode ...I cant get it to go to the C:\ comman prompt ...I am running XP and it will no longer accept my password ... I have been told a few differnt things to try during the start up such as pressing the page break key ..... or holding the windows key and R at the same time none of them pull up the command prompt ..please help ... if anyone might know another way to solve this passsord issue please let me know ...ythank you

 

[kukito]

Start, run, cmd.

 

[bubba43]

i cant get into windows wont accept my password

 

[Thanatos421]

Press F8 during post repeatedly until a boot menu comes up. Then select Command Prompt, with or without networking is up to you.

 

[bubba43]

i do that and all that does is load my drivers then starts windows in safe mode where it still wants my Admin password

 

[Thanatos421]

If it is loading safe mode when you select command prompt, then you have a problem I've never seen Maybe your MBR got corrupted? Do you have any type of boot disk you can use?

 

[TechnologyCoordinator]

At my workplace we would use a linux crack CD we have. It boots a lean linux OS and then runs a program where you can reset your password.

 

[roadrunner197069]

Sounds like you have a pirated XP and you did a windows update and it broke your crack. Now you are screwed.

 

[TechnologyCoordinator]

Anyone think this is another wind-up?

(Look! I speak British!)

 

[carver_g]

Maybe. Either way, the thread title is misleading. Should read 'Help, lost my password' or 'I can't log into my stolen computer.'

OP: you can find the answer to this question in about .0521 seconds with a google search. Probalby no one here (myself included) will answer it due to the possibly sketchy nature of the question.

G

 

[jimmysmitty]

I don't think that you can get into DOS with Windows XP as DOS is no part of Windows. Maybe a boot disk but thats it.

 

[roadrunner197069]

Only time I've ever seen this problem was on hacked xp that got updated lol. Ebay is full of computers with xp pro hacked for dirt cheap.

 

[runswindows95]

The Boot Menu (which is F8 as Thanatos said) should give you the options as best as I can remember:

Safe Mode
Safe Mode with networking
Command Prompt
Command Prompt with networking
VGA Mode
System Restore
Start Windows Normally

Unless configured differently, it gives you 30 seconds to choose. Also, how can you forget a password ESPECIALLY for The Administrator.

To road:
Yeah, it sounds like a hacked XP. Never heard of a legal copy of XP not accepting a password for any account.

 

[justinmcg67]

This is not a "CPUs and Componets" subject. Please move.

 

[randomizer]

He could be trying to break into someone's computer

 

[mman74]

Your legitimate CD copy of XP will work as a bootdisk. Why not use it?

 

[turpit]

Community Poll:

This guy is phishing for a CD code and should be banned
-or-
This guy is Legit

 

[randomizer]

Although I would hate to see someone with a legit problem get banned, the fact that he is looking for a way to bypass a password doesn't seem right to me. The OS will not just stop accepting passwords, if it's doing that, you reformat, coz it's screwed up bad.

I vote illegitimate. The mods can decide what action should be taken, if the guy is not on a public computer, his IP and MAC addresses will point right to him.

 

[bubba43]

lol i simply cant get my password to accept ... you geniuses think to hard in your paranoia ..... however it might have happened it wont go in... and my boot disk was stepped on by my toddler over a year ago... thus my situatuon... lol jesus such a helpful crew ,.... i just didnt want to pay for a new boot disk

 

[roadrunner197069]

Whatever. Passwords dont just screw up. You either stole a computer or used illegal OS. No help for you.

 

[bubba43]

DELETED

 

[roadrunner197069]

Dont get all mad because I busted you doing unlawful acts. Return the machine where you stole it. Come on its Xmas.

 

[roadrunner197069]

Wow it just so happens to be a laptop to. How convienient.

 

[cnumartyr]

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It's funny how defensive people get when they get called out.

 

[roadrunner197069]

Come steal my laptops, you wont get out of my house with them.