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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: McGuire on August 23, 2009, 02:28:25 PM

Title: Recovery console / Administrator password
Post by: McGuire on August 23, 2009, 02:28:25 PM

I'm attempting to repair Windows XP by booting from the CD and accessing the recovery console.  However, when I'm prompted to enter the Administrator Password, it says it's incorrect.  I rebooted normally and removed the password alltogether but then when I tried booting from the CD again, it still asked for a password and didn't work.  Thoughts?

Title: Re: Recovery console / Administrator password
Post by: Karnac on August 23, 2009, 02:31:45 PM

Press enter without a password.

Title: Re: Recovery console / Administrator password
Post by: McGuire on August 23, 2009, 02:38:21 PM

Tried pressing Enter, no good.

Title: Re: Recovery console / Administrator password
Post by: Broni on August 23, 2009, 03:14:10 PM

If you still have access to Windows...

Go Start>Run
Type in:
regedit
Click OK.
Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Setup\RecoveryConsole
Set the DWORD SecurityLevel value to 1
Restart computer.

Title: Re: Recovery console / Administrator password
Post by: McGuire on August 23, 2009, 03:52:02 PM

Thanks Broni, that bypassed the password prompt alltogether.

Title: Re: Recovery console / Administrator password
Post by: Broni on August 23, 2009, 04:00:11 PM

You're welcome :)