Recovery console won't let me correct error

I have gotten the c0000218 error as it seems many people do. I've found how
to do a repair using the recovery console, but I'm having trouble. I use my
XP cd-rom to boot my computer and press R to start the recovery console. My
directions say that it will ask for an administrator password, but mine does
not (I don't have one set anyway.) But when I begin typing the first line "mp
tmp", all I get is "Access is denied." Any ideas how to fix this?!? I really
don't want to have to re-install altogether if I can help it because I've got
lots of info I don't want to lose. Please help!!!

The directions I'm attempting to follow are as follows:
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;307545

just press enter as u have setup no password.

"jaylen22" <jaylen22@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A58A54A5-537C-4A1A-9597-66D710D98B01@microsoft.com...
>I have gotten the c0000218 error as it seems many people do. I've found how
> to do a repair using the recovery console, but I'm having trouble. I use
> my
> XP cd-rom to boot my computer and press R to start the recovery console.
> My
> directions say that it will ask for an administrator password, but mine
> does
> not (I don't have one set anyway.) But when I begin typing the first line
> "mp
> tmp", all I get is "Access is denied." Any ideas how to fix this?!? I
> really
> don't want to have to re-install altogether if I can help it because I've
> got
> lots of info I don't want to lose. Please help!!!
>
> The directions I'm attempting to follow are as follows:
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;307545

When I just press enter, it comes up to c: again. The problem is when I first
type "md tmp" and it won't let me go any further without saying "access
denied".

"Thota Umesh" wrote:

> just press enter as u have setup no password.
>
> "jaylen22" <jaylen22@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A58A54A5-537C-4A1A-9597-66D710D98B01@microsoft.com...
> >I have gotten the c0000218 error as it seems many people do. I've found how
> > to do a repair using the recovery console, but I'm having trouble. I use
> > my
> > XP cd-rom to boot my computer and press R to start the recovery console.
> > My
> > directions say that it will ask for an administrator password, but mine
> > does
> > not (I don't have one set anyway.) But when I begin typing the first line
> > "mp
> > tmp", all I get is "Access is denied." Any ideas how to fix this?!? I
> > really
> > don't want to have to re-install altogether if I can help it because I've
> > got
> > lots of info I don't want to lose. Please help!!!
> >
> > The directions I'm attempting to follow are as follows:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;307545
>
>
>