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Don't know XP Recovery Console Admin password
Tsunami317
post Jun 1 2009, 01:47 PM
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I was following the instructions here:
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Can-t-log-i...l&p=1499422

Because I have the same userinit problem:

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At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to repair using Recovery Console.

Select the operating system to log on to by number...usually 1...press Enter.

When prompted for the Administrator password, leave it blank and press Enter.
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But when I get to the Administrator password step and leave it blank it says this is incorrect. I am the only user and I don't think I ever set an Administrator password or anything and none of my usual passwords works. Is there a generic Admin password or anything that might work, or some way for me to recover this? Thank you!
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PedroDaGR8
post Jun 1 2009, 01:49 PM
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No, blank is the default. Unfortunately, as we can not validate ownership over the internet we can not help you recover lost passwords. Thank you for understanding.
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post Jun 1 2009, 01:51 PM
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Ooh.. Close one. I almost cross-posted. tongue.gif

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