Win XP Rebuild after MoBo & CPU replacement

[hawalls]

After installing a new Motherboard, CPU, & RAM, I inserted my Win XP install CD into my optical drive(DVD+-RW) & attempted to to a repair install of XP. The files load OK, but when I select "R" for repair, setup ask for the Administrator password. I never set up a password when I orginally installed XP. How do I get passed this?

[doctorgonzo]

If you never set up a password, try entering no password at all.

[freakitchen]

I've never seen a repair install ask for a password. Are you sure you're not entering recovery console instead?

When the initial files have fully loaded from the CD, you need to press 'Enter' to set up Windows XP - don't press 'R' immediately. Then, when it finds your existing XP install, at this point press 'R' to repair.

FK

[hawalls]

I rebooted and selected Windows setup and it says "Setup cannot find a previous ver of Windows on your computer. Insert Win XP Home full ver, or Win Me". My orginial Win XP installation was an Upgrade from Win Me. When I insert the Win Me CD, it says an existing Windows folder already exist & will be overwritten if I continue. Can an Upgrade of Win XP not be repaired?
If I select "R" for repair in recovery console, it ask for an Administrator Password, which I don,t have. Just entering blank does not work.

[doctorgonzo]

Is it Windows XP Home or Pro?

You can repair an upgrade. Don't hit R right away to go to the recovery console; that's not what you want. You want to start as if you are doing a fresh install, then do whatever you need to do for the upgrade part, then do the repair install.