I did but it didn't work
knoppix did the job for me
could enter in all directories and put them on cd
will make a clean install afterwards
thanks for your reply,
andre
>-----Original Message-----
>Have you tried going into safe mode to see if you can
make the changes there
>anyway?
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>
>"andre" <user@#notmeeither.com> wrote in message
>news:03eb01c34abc$46195c00$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am not Don but my problem is the very same.
>> Trying your sugestion (pre-intalled home edition Dutch
>> version)in safe mode, I do not get an option to log on
as
>> Administrator.
>> do you have any suggestion
>>
>> thanks very much.
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >I assume you once had users from your rather sparse
>> message, might I assume
>> >you now only get a welcome screen with no users? If
yes,
>> that would
>> >indicate the user profiles are likely corrupted.
>> >
>> >If you've not yet tried going into safe mod, try the
>> following, boot the
>> >system, start tapping F8, at the prompt, select "Last
>> Known Good
>> >Configuration" and see if that brings you to a welcome
>> screen with user
>> >names.
>> >
>> >If that fails, you need to go into the hidden machine
>> administrator account,
>> >create a new user or users and copy the data from the
old
>> users to the new
>> >ones as follows:
>> >
>> >If you have XP Pro on your computer, at the log in
screen
>> type
>> >ctrl-alt-delete
>> >twice. In the user account type administrator, leave
the
>> password blank and
>> >press enter. You likely didn't create a password for
this
>> hidden account
>> >during setup and if the computer was purchased with XP
>> pre-installed it
>> >doesn't likely have one either,
>> >
>> >If you have Home, boot into Safe Mode (F8 after the
post
>> test and before
>> >Windows starts. Once Windows starts loading, you've
>> missed it and will have
>> >to try again). You'll have an option to log on as
>> Administrator. Again,
>> >the same procedure, you'll be asked to log in to get
into
>> safe mode, type
>> >administrator, leave the password blank and press
enter.
>> >
>> >This will get you in. Then go to Control Panel, user
>> accounts, then create
>> >a new user or more than one if you wish and copy the
data
>> from the previous
>> >users to the corresponding new users. You will find
>> their files in Explorer
>> >under Documents and Settings and their previous user
name.
>> >--
>> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> >Windows Shell/User
>> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> >
>>
>
>
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