safe mode asks for password

[bob urz]

I have a problem with my home XP PRO machine. It has three accounts set
up on it. 1) admin 2)me 3)daughter. All three accounts have admin
privileges. I set no password on 1 or 2. daughter set password on hers
only. boots ok normally. Go to safe mode and try to boot and it
ask for password on admin or my account even though i did not set one
and it boots normally without a password. I found a password tool on
line and it scanned the systems and found no passwords for account 1 or
two, but did find my daughters.

So, why does safe mode ask for a password and not let me in?
Blank password does not seem to work. Is this some kind of bizzare
registry key that causes this? how do i fix it?

Bob

 

[Guest]

because it's set to ask for a password and the password is blank.
just hit enter.

This is normal

 

[Bob Urz]

because it's set to ask for a password and the password is blank.
just hit enter.

This is normal

Normal? I hit enter with no password and safe mode won't start.

Bob

 

[Malke]

I have a problem with my home XP PRO machine. It has three accounts set
up on it. 1) admin 2)me 3)daughter. All three accounts have admin
privileges. I set no password on 1 or 2. daughter set password on hers
only. boots ok normally. Go to safe mode and try to boot and it
ask for password on admin or my account even though i did not set one
and it boots normally without a password. I found a password tool on
line and it scanned the systems and found no passwords for account 1 or
two, but did find my daughters.

So, why does safe mode ask for a password and not let me in?
Blank password does not seem to work. Is this some kind of bizzare
registry key that causes this? how do i fix it?

There are some recent malware programs that will prevent going into Safe
Mode and ask for passwords where none previously existed. What is the
malware/virus status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what
programs (and versions) did you use to determine this?

Be sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware


Malke