Can't recover - admin p/w not accepted.

[JRS]

I have a problem and get a message that windows can't start because windows
root\system32\hal.dll is missing or corrupt. I suspect something went wrong
with a partition resize. However, I can't get at the recovery tools on the
CD as it tells me my admin p/w is not correct when I attempt recovery. I
have been using it for months and I know its correct. Can anyone advise?

Thanks

Jon

 

[Demmpa]

JRS skrev:

I have a problem and get a message that windows can't start because windows
root\system32\hal.dll is missing or corrupt. I suspect something went wrong
with a partition resize. However, I can't get at the recovery tools on the
CD as it tells me my admin p/w is not correct when I attempt recovery. I
have been using it for months and I know its correct. Can anyone advise?

Thanks

Jon

are you using XPhome or XPpro?

the admin p/w is the admin p/w for the built-in admin-account
not for an account with admin-privilege.

 

[JRS]

JRS skrev:

are you using XPhome or XPpro?

the admin p/w is the admin p/w for the built-in admin-account
not for an account with admin-privilege.

Thanks,

Using XP Pro. what is the p/w for the built in account? I have never set it?

Jon

 

[Malke]

Thanks,

Using XP Pro. what is the p/w for the built in account? I have never set it?

Jon

If you never set a password, the default one is a blank.


Malke

 

[Demmpa]

Malke skrev:

If you never set a password, the default one is a blank.


Malke

you can use this "program" to (re)set any p/w
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

 

[Jon Maguire]

you can use this "program" to (re)set any p/w
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

I can't get this to work on my XP Pro SP2 PC. I built the CD on another
PC, booted it, and blanked the password for Administrator. No errors
when it saved the blank password. I boot to the XP login screen, and try
Administrator with no password, and get "unable to login" message. Any
ideas?

Thanks, Jon

 

[Malke]

I can't get this to work on my XP Pro SP2 PC. I built the CD on another
PC, booted it, and blanked the password for Administrator. No errors
when it saved the blank password. I boot to the XP login screen, and try
Administrator with no password, and get "unable to login" message. Any
ideas?

Thanks, Jon

If NTpasswd saw your Windows installation, then you did something wrong.
Try again and read the instructions *very* carefully first. Read Step 4.
Password Reset all the way through (click on the Bootdisk link).

http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/

You need to press the asterisk key to blank the password.


Malke

 

[Jon Maguire]

Hi Malke,

I finally had time to work on this again. What is happening is that when
NTPASSWD goes to write the changes back, the message

cpnt disk/windows/system32/config/sam - file system is read-only

Is displayed. I'm not sure why this is happening, is there any way I can
do the write?

 

[Malke]

Hi Malke,

I finally had time to work on this again. What is happening is that when
NTPASSWD goes to write the changes back, the message

cpnt disk/windows/system32/config/sam - file system is read-only

Is displayed. I'm not sure why this is happening, is there any way I can
do the write?

This is not something I can work on without being able to see the
machine. I don't know what you're doing wrong and this isn't an area I
want to mess around with via Usenet postings. I suggest you take the
machine to a local professional, who will be able to get into your
machine in a few minutes and fix the password and boot.ini problem.


Malke