XP SP1 Home Addition Recovery Console Problem

[Guest]

I'm unable to get into my PC. I created XP SP1 Recovery Console disks and it loaded fine. I used the R option and it asked for a Administrator password. I hit enter and it asked again, I typed administrator and it asked again. Anyway, the bottom line is I don't know what password to use. When I was reading the document it stated the problem I had and said to use the recovery console but I can't get pass the password. My HP system didn't come with a recovery CD or system CD. Everything is on the hard drive. I talked to HP last Friday night and they are suppose to be sending me a recovery CD. I hope.... I did some reading and if I can get pass the password problem I can get get to the files to do a recovery from a known restore point date. Thanks for any help.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

With XP Pro, you will need to use the password you created during the
installation. For XP Home, try leaving the password blank.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| I'm unable to get into my PC. I created XP SP1 Recovery Console disks and
it loaded fine. I used the R option and it asked for a Administrator
password. I hit enter and it asked again, I typed administrator and it
asked again. Anyway, the bottom line is I don't know what password to use.
When I was reading the document it stated the problem I had and said to use
the recovery console but I can't get pass the password. My HP system didn't
come with a recovery CD or system CD. Everything is on the hard drive. I
talked to HP last Friday night and they are suppose to be sending me a
recovery CD. I hope.... I did some reading and if I can get pass the
password problem I can get get to the files to do a recovery from a known
restore point date. Thanks for any help.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for replying Will! I did use return for the password at first and it went in fine. I did the backups of the system, sam, security and software files and from c:\windows\system32\config folder to c:\windows\tmp folder. I ran into a problem with copying the system file as it wasn't there. There was only a system bak file so I copied this to the TMP folder. I then copyed the files from c:\windows\repair folders to the C;\windows\system32\config folder. When the computer came up it went into windows but the mouse wouldn't work so I couldn't do anything. I got this brainy idea that since the original error message I got was a corrupted or missing windows\system32\config\system file that I would use the recovery console again and copy all the backup files I created back to the c:\windows\system32\config folder except for the system file since it was the one I had problems with. Well when I did that hitting return no longer worked for the password. Thus my problem. I guess I might have to wait to receive a recovery disk from HP?... Again, thanks for responding.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

You 'should' be able to re-access RC with a blank password - unless one the
system files is corrupt.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| Thanks for replying Will! I did use return for the password at first and
it went in fine. I did the backups of the system, sam, security and
software files and from c:\windows\system32\config folder to c:\windows\tmp
folder. I ran into a problem with copying the system file as it wasn't
there. There was only a system bak file so I copied this to the TMP folder.
I then copyed the files from c:\windows\repair folders to the
C;\windows\system32\config folder. When the computer came up it went into
windows but the mouse wouldn't work so I couldn't do anything. I got this
brainy idea that since the original error message I got was a corrupted or
missing windows\system32\config\system file that I would use the recovery
console again and copy all the backup files I created back to the
c:\windows\system32\config folder except for the system file since it was
the one I had problems with. Well when I did that hitting return no longer
worked for the password. Thus my problem. I guess I might have to wait to
receive a recovery disk from HP?... Again, thanks for responding.

 

[Guest]

It must be corrupt then. I can't get pass the password. I guess I'll have to wait for the recovery disk to be sent me. Thanks again for responding.

 

[Will Denny]

Best of luck.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| It must be corrupt then. I can't get pass the password. I guess I'll
have to wait for the recovery disk to be sent me. Thanks again for
responding.