G
Gil
Because of a problem with a hard disk utility that got
stuck and that I had to close, I had to repair my windows
installation. Once completed, after the final reboot
Windows XP Pro loaded normally, my 3 original user
accounts appeared on the welcome screen, but to log on
any account I would be asked for a password. Whatever I
enter,(and even if I just press Enter), I get the logon
message:" The system cannot log you on due to the
following error: The specified domain either does not
exist or could not be contacted. Please try again or
consult your system administrator"
This is strange because these accounts didn't require a
password prior to the re-install, and also because I have
never been asked to enter passwords during the setup
process for this reinstall.
Using a password changing software I have tried to erase
the passwords for the user accounts, but they were
already blank; and using recovery console I erased the
file with the accounts, relaunching Setup after that. It
recreated 2 user accounts instead (1
called "administrator" and 1 called "guest") but as
before they ask for a password I don't know and display
the same message whatever I enter.
Any idea why this is and what I could do to log on?
Many thanks in advance.
stuck and that I had to close, I had to repair my windows
installation. Once completed, after the final reboot
Windows XP Pro loaded normally, my 3 original user
accounts appeared on the welcome screen, but to log on
any account I would be asked for a password. Whatever I
enter,(and even if I just press Enter), I get the logon
message:" The system cannot log you on due to the
following error: The specified domain either does not
exist or could not be contacted. Please try again or
consult your system administrator"
This is strange because these accounts didn't require a
password prior to the re-install, and also because I have
never been asked to enter passwords during the setup
process for this reinstall.
Using a password changing software I have tried to erase
the passwords for the user accounts, but they were
already blank; and using recovery console I erased the
file with the accounts, relaunching Setup after that. It
recreated 2 user accounts instead (1
called "administrator" and 1 called "guest") but as
before they ask for a password I don't know and display
the same message whatever I enter.
Any idea why this is and what I could do to log on?
Many thanks in advance.