Windows Logon Help

[Guest Wayne]

Ok, so i ran the windows installation disc on a new hard drive. I installed a

new version of windows XP pro and go to where it asks to create user

accounts. I clicked 'skip this step'. Upon bootup, it went to the windows

logon screen asking for a password for windows with the Administrator

account. I figured leaving it blank would work, no. Nor does any other

possible default password I could think of. Come to find out, there is no

default password for windows? Isn't this a catch-22? How am I supposed to log

onto windows when I didn't even create user accounts?

 

 

 

I don't have an option for boot in safe mode either. There is only F1 option

for setup.

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

Wayne

[Guest Doug W.]

Re: Windows Logon Help

 

So why did you "skip this step"? Huh???Huh??? Asking for more

troubles?

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"Wayne" <Wayne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:80BC3773-ADC4-4B17-ADF6-C32C71A43EF0@microsoft.com...

> Ok, so i ran the windows installation disc on a new hard

> drive. I installed a

> new version of windows XP pro and go to where it asks to

> create user

> accounts. I clicked 'skip this step'. Upon bootup, it went to

> the windows

> logon screen asking for a password for windows with the

> Administrator

> account. I figured leaving it blank would work, no. Nor does

> any other

> possible default password I could think of. Come to find out,

> there is no

> default password for windows? Isn't this a catch-22? How am I

> supposed to log

> onto windows when I didn't even create user accounts?

>

>

>

> I don't have an option for boot in safe mode either. There is

> only F1 option

> for setup.

>

>

>

> Thanks,

>

> Wayne

>

[Guest Anteaus]

RE: Windows Logon Help

 

One option:

 

http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/

 

Though you'll need a PC to make the disc on. At this stage repeating the

install may be the simplest option. BTW, if the computer is single-user (as

are most) I create a user called literally 'user' -this avoids all the

problems which otherwise crop-up if the computer changes hands.

 

"Wayne" wrote:

> Ok, so i ran the windows installation disc on a new hard drive. I installed a

> new version of windows XP pro and go to where it asks to create user

> accounts. I clicked 'skip this step'. Upon bootup, it went to the windows

> logon screen asking for a password for windows with the Administrator

> account. I figured leaving it blank would work, no. Nor does any other

> possible default password I could think of. Come to find out, there is no

> default password for windows? Isn't this a catch-22? How am I supposed to log

> onto windows when I didn't even create user accounts?

>

>

>

> I don't have an option for boot in safe mode either. There is only F1 option

> for setup.

>

>

>

> Thanks,

>

> Wayne

>

[Guest Wayne]

RE: Windows Logon Help

 

 

I can only sit here and laugh.

 

Why have the option of skipping the step if it doesn't set a default

password, or bypass the login all together? Does it fail that bad?

 

So NT Password & Registery editor was a bad idea. It killed the drivers for

my keyboard and mouse, which I come to find out is under the frequently asked

questions. Yet, he does not have a solution. Ahhh, love it.

 

So I took Hirens Boot CD 9.5 and erased partition with Ontrack Disk Manager.

I am going to reinstall Windows and setup a user account I suppose.

 

So can anyone answer the million dollar question, why is there not a default

password for Windows Admin? Why couldn't it just be left blank?

 

Wayne

 

"Anteaus" wrote:

> One option:

>

> http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/

>

> Though you'll need a PC to make the disc on. At this stage repeating the

> install may be the simplest option. BTW, if the computer is single-user (as

> are most) I create a user called literally 'user' -this avoids all the

> problems which otherwise crop-up if the computer changes hands.

>

> "Wayne" wrote:

>

> > Ok, so i ran the windows installation disc on a new hard drive. I installed a

> > new version of windows XP pro and go to where it asks to create user

> > accounts. I clicked 'skip this step'. Upon bootup, it went to the windows

> > logon screen asking for a password for windows with the Administrator

> > account. I figured leaving it blank would work, no. Nor does any other

> > possible default password I could think of. Come to find out, there is no

> > default password for windows? Isn't this a catch-22? How am I supposed to log

> > onto windows when I didn't even create user accounts?

> >

> >

> >

> > I don't have an option for boot in safe mode either. There is only F1 option

> > for setup.

> >

> >

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Wayne

> >