Bobby,
Understand. But, what is the "SAM file?"
I try to keep useless junk off my machines and run registry sweeps
w/CCleaner from time to time. Is this something else to think about?
Best,
Duncan
Bobby Heid wrote:
Ok, I fixed it. It was the SAM file. I copied the one in C:\windows\repair
(which was over 6 years old) over the one in c:\windows\system32\config and
all was well. The user had it so that they had no password on the desired
user account.
I am now updating to SP3 and all of the other updates it does not have.
After which I will set a password an the Admin account and give it to the
for safe keeping.
Thanks to those who helped.
Bobby
-----Original Message-----
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:25 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] XP problem.
Same thing, no users and Administrator has a p/w. I think it might be the
registry thing that Thane suggested.
Thanks,
Bobby
-----Original Message-----
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:20 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] XP problem.
I'll try the safe mode.
Thanks,
Bobby
-----Original Message-----
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:56 AM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] XP problem.
Did you try "no password"? <grin>
The only way? I know to see "all users" is to boot
into Safe Mode. That always "added" the actual
ADMINISTRATOR of the computer. (And as many
User-Admins that would fit on the plain-VGA screen.)
(I think the actual Admin "account name" can be switched BTW.)
Good luck. Sorry to post my related question, next...
Rick Glazier
From: "Bobby Heid"
I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up
to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users
on
the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double
CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of
course she does not know the password for that user).
So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to
locate
any users in the SAM either.
Anyone know what might be going on? I have permission to nuke and pave,
but
I'd like to recover if possible.
