Error message 0x80004005 " unable to accurately check
computer license," prevents logon. When attempting
recovery console, administrator password required but has
been forgotten. When attempting safe mode, same trouble,
does not allow logon. Cannot do recommended fix for error
code because I cannot log on. I don't want to lose my
C:\drive data. What can I do?
Thanks.

Check out this MS KB Article for help:
- "Error Code: 0x80004005" error message when you install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;306081

--
Kenrick Fu
MS MVP (IE/OE)


"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1e12d01c45543$4bab8c00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Error message 0x80004005 " unable to accurately check
> computer license," prevents logon. When attempting
> recovery console, administrator password required but has
> been forgotten. When attempting safe mode, same trouble,
> does not allow logon. Cannot do recommended fix for error
> code because I cannot log on. I don't want to lose my
> C:\drive data. What can I do?
> Thanks.

***Thanks for responding Kendrick, I truly appreciate it.
I regret to tell you that I have already printed out that
xp help article, taken it home, painstakingly followed the
directions, only to find that I am unable to
A) start in 'safe mode'
*or*
B) access the recovery console due to administrative
password forgotten.

To clarify, I need to understand how to access the C:
drive which, defeat the administrative password
requirement, or at least recover my data from drive C:. I
am able to boot and run xp on drive D: with no problem.

Thanks again.

>-----Original Message-----
>Check out this MS KB Article for help:
>- "Error Code: 0x80004005" error message when you install
Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;306081
>
>--
>Kenrick Fu
>MS MVP (IE/OE)
>
>
>"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:1e12d01c45543$4bab8c00$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Error message 0x80004005 " unable to accurately check
>> computer license," prevents logon. When attempting
>> recovery console, administrator password required but
has
>> been forgotten. When attempting safe mode, same
trouble,
>> does not allow logon. Cannot do recommended fix for
error
>> code because I cannot log on. I don't want to lose my
>> C:\drive data. What can I do?
>> Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

you can take the c: drive out and put another one in and
then reinstall xp. then put in that hard drive in addition
to the other one and transfer the stuff over to it.

This might not work. I dont have a clue about what im
saying.

Hope it helps!
>-----Original Message-----
>***Thanks for responding Kendrick, I truly appreciate
it.
>I regret to tell you that I have already printed out that
>xp help article, taken it home, painstakingly followed
the
>directions, only to find that I am unable to
>A) start in 'safe mode'
>*or*
>B) access the recovery console due to administrative
>password forgotten.
>
>To clarify, I need to understand how to access the C:
>drive which, defeat the administrative password
>requirement, or at least recover my data from drive C:.
I
>am able to boot and run xp on drive D: with no problem.
>
>Thanks again.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Check out this MS KB Article for help:
>>- "Error Code: 0x80004005" error message when you
install
>Windows XP
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>us;306081
>>
>>--
>>Kenrick Fu
>>MS MVP (IE/OE)
>>
>>
>>"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>message
>>news:1e12d01c45543$4bab8c00$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Error message 0x80004005 " unable to accurately check
>>> computer license," prevents logon. When attempting
>>> recovery console, administrator password required but
>has
>>> been forgotten. When attempting safe mode, same
>trouble,
>>> does not allow logon. Cannot do recommended fix for
>error
>>> code because I cannot log on. I don't want to lose my
>>> C:\drive data. What can I do?
>>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

Ok, thanks buddy.


>-----Original Message-----
>you can take the c: drive out and put another one in and
>then reinstall xp. then put in that hard drive in
addition
>to the other one and transfer the stuff over to it.
>
>This might not work. I dont have a clue about what im
>saying.
>
>Hope it helps!
>>-----Original Message-----
>>***Thanks for responding Kendrick, I truly appreciate
>it.
>>I regret to tell you that I have already printed out
that
>>xp help article, taken it home, painstakingly followed
>the
>>directions, only to find that I am unable to
>>A) start in 'safe mode'
>>*or*
>>B) access the recovery console due to administrative
>>password forgotten.
>>
>>To clarify, I need to understand how to access the C:
>>drive which, defeat the administrative password
>>requirement, or at least recover my data from drive C:.
>I
>>am able to boot and run xp on drive D: with no problem.
>>
>>Thanks again.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Check out this MS KB Article for help:
>>>- "Error Code: 0x80004005" error message when you
>install
>>Windows XP
>>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>>us;306081
>>>
>>>--
>>>Kenrick Fu
>>>MS MVP (IE/OE)
>>>
>>>
>>>"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>message
>>>news:1e12d01c45543$4bab8c00$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Error message 0x80004005 " unable to accurately check
>>>> computer license," prevents logon. When attempting
>>>> recovery console, administrator password required but
>>has
>>>> been forgotten. When attempting safe mode, same
>>trouble,
>>>> does not allow logon. Cannot do recommended fix for
>>error
>>>> code because I cannot log on. I don't want to lose my
>>>> C:\drive data. What can I do?
>>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>