Recovery console password?

[Flubber]

What password is this? my WinXP admin password? I tried this and it seems something else. Can I change it? - where?

tia

steve

[aresgodofwar]

see if this link will help you!

http://www.theeldergeek.com/recovery_console.htm

edit: BTW, www.google.com is your friend. USE him!!!!!

[DysfunktinaL]

Having recently done the same thing, it -is- your Administrator login on windows XP installation. This would of been the very first password you shoulf of put in when you installed XP.

[Flubber]

Thanks guys!

@DysfunktinaL

I thought like this but my admin password was not recognised by the console

@aresgodofwar

Thanks for the link! I read there is a known problem with the console password making it impossible to login for many people.

[DysfunktinaL]

Yeah, I had that issue too, I know my password, and I know I typed it right. I just had to restart once and it worked.

[sleepnmojo]

Or you can use the 2000 recovery console, which lets you bypass the adminstrator password in xp. The 2000 console has fewer commands than the xp one though.

[aresgodofwar]

your welcome flubber. did you execute that registry edit? did it work for you?

[Flubber]

your welcome flubber. did you execute that registry edit? did it work for you?

Sorry for the late response, guys, I moved house!

Meanwhile, I found the password culprit - just press enter and u are in!

However, it won't be a joy since folders are protected and what u can do is very limited since u dont have any admin rights. It's by default this way and permissions can be changed by a registry tweak only.

[kroustibat]

I read a post on

How to make a bootable CD with recovery console.... OK

Can i open automatic admin session without enter a password with a trick on the CD ??