windows repair, and the administration password

[Nate Call]

I've been having this problem where i replaced the
ntoskrnl.exe with one I downloaded from the internet, to
make the boot-up screen "more pretty". But, it has made
it so after the new boot screen shows, the computer sits
in a dark screen and then flashes a blue screen for an
instant (REAL fast, un-readable), and then restarts. It
goes through that process as long as you want it to. Now,
I have tried the specail "restore settings that actully
worked" function, didnt work. I've tried to get into safe
mode, but did the same restart process. And now I am
trying to repair windows and it asks for an administrative
password, which I do not remember putting on. None of my
normal passwords work, and when I push enter (for a maybe
blank password) it cancels and goes to the command
prompt. I refuse to reformat my hard drive, would a new
hard drive, and then hook the current one on to it as a
slave work? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[John Ski]

None of my

normal passwords work, and when I push enter (for a maybe
blank password) it cancels and goes to the command
prompt.

This is what it's supposed to do. There is normally no password, so <Enter>
gets you into the repair console. Suggest you search the MS Site for further
info on using it to straighten out the damage.

HTH,
John
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
***Arthur C. Clarke***

 

[Nate Call]

Well, I figured out a way to fix the problem. Thanks to
anyone who read and tried to think of a solution.

 

[outback]

Well, I figured out a way to fix the problem. Thanks to
anyone who read and tried to think of a solution.
it asks for an administrative

I'm interested in how you fixed it. I have a similiar problem where a
remote system running WinXP Pro (fully patched) is now prompting for
an administrator password. The OS was a OEM pre-loaded configuration
that never had this configured before so I don't know how this has
occurred. The system is only ever used as a 2-way satellite internet
router and no one ever actually uses the keyboard! I've tried
ctrl-alt-delete x2 then using <enter> for the password but this
doesn't get me in?? Any suggestions as to how it suddenly started
prompting for a password and how to fix?