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More info?)
Hi,
You're thinking of "control userpasswords2" but no, that won't work from the
Recovery Console command prompt. Can you open the RC using the boot floppy
set and no password?
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Jimbo" <Jimbo@myvine.com> wrote in message
news:OEDB65MdFHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Rick, but I built these machine, seems every machine I work on is
> always this way, wants a administrator password and none has been set.
> Before when this happened I booted into safe mode and set the password,
> then
> booted from the disk and the new password worked. Can this be done from
> the
> xp repair console command prompt...?
> Was it user2password or something like that...? Thanks for your time.
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:#ZLx0hMdFHA.3012@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> You may be the victim of a system installed with sysprep, see:
>>
>> Cannot Log On to Recovery Console After Running Sysprep [Q308402]
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308402
>>
>> The solution is to load the the Recovery Console using the boot floppy
> set:
>>
>> Using the WinXP Boot floppy set:
>>
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Boot%20floppy
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Jimbo" <Jimbo@myvine.com> wrote in message
>> news:u2gIkxHdFHA.3932@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >I want to use the widows repair concil, but it wants the administrators
>> > password. The computer has never had one given. I tried
>> > "Administrator",
>> > and
>> > no go. Anyone know a fix from the command line, as safe mode does not
> work
>> > either.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>