same admin password - does not work on recovery console

[Guest]

My pc showed the BSOD.. when it boots up, @ time when the login screen is to
come up next.
This has been a intermittently-recurring problem lately.

I tried logging into the recovery console - it does not accept my
administrator password.

I can log on with the same a/c password on windows (when it boots up
properly)
but it does not work in the recovery console..
I am lost as what to do ?

ps:chkdsk showed errors - but was unable to fix them, hence the recovery
console...


any help?

 

[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

scroll down to: Recovery Console Password
http://www.theeldergeek.com/recovery_console.htm

if the regedit doesn't help or you can't do -
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

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|
| My pc showed the BSOD.. when it boots up, @ time when the login screen is to
| come up next.
| This has been a intermittently-recurring problem lately.
|
| I tried logging into the recovery console - it does not accept my
| administrator password.
|
| I can log on with the same a/c password on windows (when it boots up
| properly)
| but it does not work in the recovery console..
| I am lost as what to do ?
|
| ps:chkdsk showed errors - but was unable to fix them, hence the recovery
| console...
|
|
| any help?
|
|

 

[Guest]

Attempt to create a new administrator account and use that one in the RC.

 

[John John]

That won't work. The Recovery Console logon is done with the built-in
Administrator account *only*. No other users can logon to the Recovery
Console, regardless of their administrative privileges.

John

 

[Guest]

Now that was an informative rebuttal, thank you John John. Now we all know.