Blank Welcome Screen - need help please

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Tried pressing cntl + alt + del twice in a row?


"neil40" <neil40@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a laptop that has suddenly presented me with a 'Welcome' screen
> prompting for me to select a login.
> I have only one user and have always gone straight in to Windows.
>
> The problem I have is, there is only a blank right hand side of screen.
> There are no names to select!!!
>
> I get the same screen if I try safe mode, or safe mode with prompt
>
> I've booted from XP CD and reloaded windows. I can't get to the Repair
> console as it asks for an admin password, and I've never set one! (It's a
> Compaq Presario 2500 - do Compaq set an admin password?)
>
> So, everything I try has backed me into a corner.
>
> Is there anything at all I can do?
>
> Thanks
> Neil

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Yep,
It gives me the login screen as expected, but the name presented will not
accept any passwords
administrator tried, don't know password, as I've never used it.
Everything I try says Make sure User name and domain are correct!

"Steven" wrote:

> Tried pressing cntl + alt + del twice in a row?
>
>
> "neil40" <neil40@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AF8EE7D5-1BD2-4B7C-955D-469CEEBD22B9@microsoft.com...
> >I have a laptop that has suddenly presented me with a 'Welcome' screen
> > prompting for me to select a login.
> > I have only one user and have always gone straight in to Windows.
> >
> > The problem I have is, there is only a blank right hand side of screen.
> > There are no names to select!!!
> >
> > I get the same screen if I try safe mode, or safe mode with prompt
> >
> > I've booted from XP CD and reloaded windows. I can't get to the Repair
> > console as it asks for an admin password, and I've never set one! (It's a
> > Compaq Presario 2500 - do Compaq set an admin password?)
> >
> > So, everything I try has backed me into a corner.
> >
> > Is there anything at all I can do?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Neil
>
>
>

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neil40 wrote:

> Yep,
> It gives me the login screen as expected, but the name presented will
> not accept any passwords
> administrator tried, don't know password, as I've never used it.
> Everything I try says Make sure User name and domain are correct!
>
> "Steven" wrote:
>
>> Tried pressing cntl + alt + del twice in a row?
>>
>>
>> "neil40" <neil40@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AF8EE7D5-1BD2-4B7C-955D-469CEEBD22B9@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a laptop that has suddenly presented me with a 'Welcome'
>> >screen
>> > prompting for me to select a login.
>> > I have only one user and have always gone straight in to Windows.
>> >
>> > The problem I have is, there is only a blank right hand side of
>> > screen. There are no names to select!!!
>> >
>> > I get the same screen if I try safe mode, or safe mode with prompt
>> >
>> > I've booted from XP CD and reloaded windows. I can't get to the
>> > Repair console as it asks for an admin password, and I've never set
>> > one! (It's a Compaq Presario 2500 - do Compaq set an admin
>> > password?)
>> >

Boot into Safe Mode and try your Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the login
screen. Type in Administrator and assume the password is blank. Can you
get in now?

Malke
--
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Hi Neil. Found this post of yours on Tom's Hardware Forum. I've been having the same problem. Did you manage to solve yours? How? Many thanks. Pedro (pnrpedroso@hotmail.com)