Read existing threads, still haven't fixed login

[Tonny]

My notebook impromperly shut down and the next time I restarted it, I was
asked for a password. Unlike some logins where you pick the admin icon or
guest icon, I only have user login name and password field to enter. I tried
it with no password and the only known one I ever programmed. I don't
remember an admin password ever being set. I tried to do the Safe Mode
startup as recommended on this forum and then selected XP Pro as my program.
All of a sudden I get a black screen with:
multi(0)disk(0rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS\system32\*******.sys being
repeated all the way down the screen, the ******* being different types of
system files. Anyone have an idea of what I screwed up? Thanks for the help.

 

[Gerry]

Tonny

How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

Registry troubleshooting steps for advanced users
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822705


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
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[Tonny]

Thanks Gerry, I'll try it later on today. I'm thinking of first getting an
external hard drive enclosure or something so I can plug the notebook drive
into my good computer and see if I can access info on the drive, or at least
copy the necessary files I need. I'm guessing that the computer could have
powered down when the registry wasn't finished and now it thinks I should be
entering a password when I never had one turned on before. Another reason I
back everything up now on an external drive! Hopefully your recommendation
works, I'll follow up if it does.

 

[Gerry]

Tonny

What you propose to do is eminently sensible.

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Regards.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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