How do I get this hotfix?
Just as it reads:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;308402&
Recovery Console Fix for XP SP1 (Line 58)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Boot from the XP Home boot Floppies, which you can make from this
Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q310994
It will accept a blank password after you boot from the floppies.
Workaround:
Copy the "spcmdcon.sys" file from the temporary disk based fix to the
c:\cmdcons directory. Then boot into the Recovery Console.
The Password Is Not Valid Error Message Appears When You Log On to Recovery
Console in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q308402&
After you do this, you can start Recovery Console and successfully log on to
make repairs. After repairs are made and you can boot Windows XP, preinstall
the Recovery Console, then apply the hotfix.
verysafe1 said:
After ALOT of work I found that the reason I am not able to get past the
administrator password when trying to enter the console recovery mode is
that there is a bug in the application. Apparently hotfix Q308402 will solve
my problem. How do I get this hotfix?
Also I can get around the problem with a simple registry edit that
basically turns off the prompting for a password. I have tried this and it
works, but I would like to make the system right.
