How do I repair Windows?

[Guest]

I have various issues in Windows, such as missing files. Can I repair
Windows using my program disc? When I boot to the disc and request a repair,
it asks me for my administrator password. I do not have a password. What do
I do now?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have various issues in Windows, such as missing files. Can I
repair Windows using my program disc? When I boot to the disc and
request a repair, it asks me for my administrator password. I do
not have a password. What do I do now?

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Joe;
You are selecting the repair option at the wrong time.
You do not want the Recovery Console.
Follow this for a Repair Installation:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/repaxp.htm

 

[MAP]

I have various issues in Windows, such as missing files. Can I repair
Windows using my program disc? When I boot to the disc and request a
repair, it asks me for my administrator password. I do not have a
password. What do I do now?

Hi, both Shenan and Jupiter have given you good links that should help you
out and if you follow the links you should have no problems, including the
password problem however....



The recovery console needs the pasword for the person who installed XP, not
for just any administrator. If the install was done by a major PC maker,
you may need to contact them for it.

However, the password is sometimes blank. So, try just pressing enter when
you are asked for a password, it may help.

Or, if you can get into XP, even safe mode, you can arrange to bypass the
password by the following registry change:

Instead, just run REGEDIT (Start à Run à Regedit)

Navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Setup\Recover
yConsole

Set the DWORD SecurityLevel value to 1 and exit.

 

[coal_brona]

Hi,


Well, if you have forgotten your admin password then I suppose you
using Active@ Password Changer tool to reset it. This is a small, easy
to use tool that can perform the operation quickly, that helped me
before in a simmilar situations.

http://www.password-changer.com/