Recovery Console - admin password will not work

[Guest]

i just installed the REcovery Console to fix a problem that i am having and when i go to it, it asks me for the admin password. origionally i didnt have a password so when it asked me for it, i hit enter to skip it then the program quit. i went back into windows and gave myself a password (paying attention to using caps...didnt use any) and when i tried to enter the admin password again in the Recovery Console, it would still say that its not working. what password is it asking me? is there some kind of default password that its probably set to? is the admin password its asking for not the same as the admin password used to login into windows?

 

[Taurarian]

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

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308402
'The Password Is Not Valid' Error Message Appears When You Log On to
Recovery Console in Windows XP


Note you can save the registry key first by:
On the File menu, click Export.
In the File name box, type SaveKey, and then click Save.
Or create a system restore point prior to editing.
Note: If the registry key is not there, you can simply create one by going
edit > new.



http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322756
HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP
Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Use the information provided
at your own risk.

i just installed the REcovery Console to fix a problem that i am having

and when i go to it, it asks me for the admin password. origionally i didnt
have a password so when it asked me for it, i hit enter to skip it then the
program quit. i went back into windows and gave myself a password (paying
attention to using caps...didnt use any) and when i tried to enter the admin
password again in the Recovery Console, it would still say that its not
working. what password is it asking me? is there some kind of default
password that its probably set to? is the admin password its asking for not
the same as the admin password used to login into windows?

 

[Guest]

Go start\run and type in control userpasswords2 and hit ok. Be sure to put the space after control. Then reset here or check to see how it is set. Have fun.

 

[Michael Stevens]

i just installed the REcovery Console to fix a problem that i am
having and when i go to it, it asks me for the admin password.
origionally i didnt have a password so when it asked me for it, i hit
enter to skip it then the program quit. i went back into windows and
gave myself a password (paying attention to using caps...didnt use
any) and when i tried to enter the admin password again in the
Recovery Console, it would still say that its not working. what
password is it asking me? is there some kind of default password
that its probably set to? is the admin password its asking for not
the same as the admin password used to login into windows?

See if the bug fix from the link below works for you. Please post back the
results.
Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Recovery Console
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#RC
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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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


Bruce Chambers

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i just installed the REcovery Console to fix a problem that i am

having and when i go to it, it asks me for the admin password.
origionally i didnt have a password so when it asked me for it, i hit
enter to skip it then the program quit. i went back into windows and
gave myself a password (paying attention to using caps...didnt use
any) and when i tried to enter the admin password again in the
Recovery Console, it would still say that its not working. what
password is it asking me? is there some kind of default password that
its probably set to? is the admin password its asking for not the
same as the admin password used to login into windows?