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Homolka
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:27 am    Post subject: Using Recovery Console Reply with quote
I accessed "Recovery Console" via the O/S disk. After choosing the number of
the installation I want to recover it prompts for the admin's password to
continue. The problem is that it says my password is not valid. I am the
administrator and sole user of the computer. I tried both changing the
password and removing it with the same result. ?????
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Andrew E.
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:27 am    Post subject: RE: Using Recovery Console Reply with quote
When prompted for password,simply press enter key.

"Homolka" wrote:

Quote:
I accessed "Recovery Console" via the O/S disk. After choosing the number of
the installation I want to recover it prompts for the admin's password to
continue. The problem is that it says my password is not valid. I am the
administrator and sole user of the computer. I tried both changing the
password and removing it with the same result. ?????
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hdptbl
Guest
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:28 am    Post subject: RE: Using Recovery Console Reply with quote
I tried that and it just goes to the same thing asking for the password, you
get three tries and then the re-start. My passwords don't work either.

"Andrew E." wrote:

Quote:
When prompted for password,simply press enter key.

"Homolka" wrote:

I accessed "Recovery Console" via the O/S disk. After choosing the number of
the installation I want to recover it prompts for the admin's password to
continue. The problem is that it says my password is not valid. I am the
administrator and sole user of the computer. I tried both changing the
password and removing it with the same result. ?????
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Sharon F
Guest
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:27 pm    Post subject: Re: Using Recovery Console Reply with quote
On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 19:59:02 -0800, Homolka wrote:

Quote:
I accessed "Recovery Console" via the O/S disk. After choosing the number of
the installation I want to recover it prompts for the admin's password to
continue. The problem is that it says my password is not valid. I am the
administrator and sole user of the computer. I tried both changing the
password and removing it with the same result. ?????

This sounds like the "gotcha" that occurs with some systems that have
Windows preinstalled. There is an article in the MS Knowledge Base about it
which includes a workaround for the problem:

"The password is not valid" error message appears when you log on to Recovery Console in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308402

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
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