Windows xp

[baseball258]

Tried repairing XP through the console and its asking me for a administrator password. When I first installed XP, I never created a password

[RJ]

Then format the partition and do a clean install of XP.

But AFAIK the admin password is a must. . .I might be wrong, though.

RJ

[baseball258]

dont want to lose any programs installed

[RJ]

For a repair you don't need a password. You just boot from the CD and go through it as if you wanted to install XP. Setup will find your current XP and ask you to repair it. Just confirm that and it'll be repaired. You don't need the console for that.

RJ

[baseball258]

I did exactly what you said and its still asking me for the password

[RJ]

XP doesn't ask you for a password during repair. It might ask you to create one, though. When you enter something there, what happens ?

RJ

[baseball258]

It goes back to the prompt

[RJ]

"back" to the prompt ? Means you were at the prompt before ?

You don't have to be at the prompt. Boot from CD to install Windows. When XP detects your Windows version and asks you if you wanna repair, acknowledge it.

RJ

[baseball258]

After I choose the operating system it asks for the admin password

[RJ]

That's odd. It seems you'll have to format and do a clean install.
I have never been asked for a password for an XP repair.

RJ

[baseball258]

Appreciate the help

[glc]

Let's be even MORE specific. When you boot with the CD, you will come up to a screen that gives you choices to repair or to do a setup. If you choose repair, this is where the console comes up and it asks you to log in. If you did not set a password, you hit Enter and you should be at a C:\Windows prompt. This is the repair console. Now what do you do? If you know the specific commands you need to issue to do specifically what you want, go for it. The console is basically a DOS substitute.

To do a repair *reinstall* of Windows, at the first screen choose Setup *instead* of repair. It will then work for a bit and it will find an existing install of Windows. NOW among the choices you choose Repair. There should not be anything asking you for a password here.

[baseball258]

Right It goes to the C:windows prompt, now what do I type in?

[glc]

What do you want to do? WHY are you using the repair console?

If you know the specific commands you need to issue to do specifically what you want, go for it. The console is basically a DOS substitute.

[macko72]

Looks like he is confused, read carefuly what Windows Setup is asking you and at first choosing DO NOT use REPAIR because that brings you at command prompt and password asking situation!!!

Here: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[baseball258]

I did just that, Thank you it worked

To do a repair *reinstall* of Windows, at the first screen choose Setup *instead* of repair. It will then work for a bit and it will find an existing install of Windows. NOW among the choices you choose Repair. There should not be anything asking you for a password here.[/QUOTE]

[baseball258]

Originally Posted by baseball258 I did just that, Thank you it worked To do a repair *reinstall* of Windows, at the first screen choose Setup *instead* of repair. It will then work for a bit and it will find an existing install of Windows. NOW among the choices you choose Repair. There should not be anything asking you for a password here.

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