Administation password

[Guest]

In recovery console I was demanded to enter a admin password, I'm the admin
and the only password I got is that one I use to log in to xp, and that
didn't work

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

If you have forgotten your password, please try the following link:

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

 

[Guest]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q308402

 

[Bruce Chambers]

In recovery console I was demanded to enter a admin password, I'm the admin
and the only password I got is that one I use to log in to xp, and that
didn't work

The password being requested is that of the built-in
_Administrator_ account, not the password for any other administrative
user accounts that the computer's owner may have created. Unless the
owner deliberately set the Administrator's password via the Management
Console (_not_ the Control Panel), it's probably still blank. WinXP
Pro asks the installer to set the Administrator's password during
installation, but WinXP Home doesn't.

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Bruce Chambers

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[Guest]

In recovery console I was demanded to enter a admin password, I'm the admin
and the only password I got is that one I use to log in to xp, and that
didn't work

From "http://www.theeldergeek.com"
Recovery Console Password-
On many XP installations you can't start the Recovery Console because it
won't recognize your password. This registry edit causes the Recovery Console
not to ask for a password. This works for both XP Home and XP Professional.
Start | Run | Regedit
Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Setup\RecoveryConsole
Set the DWORD SecurityLevel value to 1
Exit Registry and Reboot