Recovery console admin password dosent work

[Joe]

I was trying to use the recovery console to repair some
lost files and I can not log onto the recovery console
when it asks for password it claims that the password is
not correct. Is there some sort of default windows
password that will help me get into the recovery console.

 

[Curtis Clay III [MSFT]]

Hello Joe,

No there isn't a default password for the recovery console. It's usually
the password you used to install the system originally.

307654 HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307654

321305 How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
Password
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=321305

314058 Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314058

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Guest]

I was trying to use the recovery console to repair some
lost files and I can not log onto the recovery console
when it asks for password it claims that the password is
not correct. Is there some sort of default windows
password that will help me get into the recovery console.

If you're certain you put in the right administrator password but
still can't get past the recovery console, you may be one of the few
victims affected by this MS KB article:

'The Password Is Not Valid' Error Message Appears When You Log On to
Recovery Console in Windows XP

Check out http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=308402

HTH



Ha®®y

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