Problem with administrator password

15 Nov 2007 9:30 PM

Bill M

I cannot boot my Windows XP home edition. Got this message: Windows XP
cannot start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:\windows\system32\config\system. When I use the windows startup disk
and enter the recovery console, I am stopped by a request for the
administrator's password. I have read the other postings re this being the
builtin password and I saw the postings for the software to help defeat a
missing password problem. Since the computer will not boot I cannot go into
SafeMode. Without the startup disk the computer just cycles on and off with
a flash of a screen with writing but I cannot read that fast.

Any thoughts on how to proceed, short of reinstalling Windows, would be very
welcome.

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Bill M
Thanks for your time and help.

15 Nov 2007 9:38 PM

Meinolf Weber

Hello Bill,

Check out this one:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306038

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> I cannot boot my Windows XP home edition. Got this message: Windows
> XP cannot start because the following file is missing or
> corrupt:\windows\system32\config\system. When I use the windows
> startup disk and enter the recovery console, I am stopped by a request
> for the administrator's password. I have read the other postings re
> this being the builtin password and I saw the postings for the
> software to help defeat a missing password problem. Since the
> computer will not boot I cannot go into SafeMode. Without the startup
> disk the computer just cycles on and off with a flash of a screen with
> writing but I cannot read that fast.
>
> Any thoughts on how to proceed, short of reinstalling Windows, would
> be very welcome.
>

15 Nov 2007 9:59 PM

Bill M

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Bill M
Thanks for your time and help.

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"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Bill,
>
> Check out this one:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306038
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
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> no rights.
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>
> > I cannot boot my Windows XP home edition. Got this message: Windows
> > XP cannot start because the following file is missing or
> > corrupt:\windows\system32\config\system. When I use the windows
> > startup disk and enter the recovery console, I am stopped by a request
> > for the administrator's password. I have read the other postings re
> > this being the builtin password and I saw the postings for the
> > software to help defeat a missing password problem. Since the
> > computer will not boot I cannot go into SafeMode. Without the startup
> > disk the computer just cycles on and off with a flash of a screen with
> > writing but I cannot read that fast.
> >
> > Any thoughts on how to proceed, short of reinstalling Windows, would
> > be very welcome.
> >
> Meinolf,

Appreciate your reply but the procedures require the Administrator's
password which I do not have. I am also running XP, but the article was
interesting.

Thanks,

Bill
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15 Nov 2007 9:45 PM

Meinolf Weber

Hello Bill,

Also you can change this settings/files with a BartPe disk or Knoppix. Did
it very often and helps always without reinstalling.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> I cannot boot my Windows XP home edition. Got this message: Windows
> XP cannot start because the following file is missing or
> corrupt:\windows\system32\config\system. When I use the windows
> startup disk and enter the recovery console, I am stopped by a request
> for the administrator's password. I have read the other postings re
> this being the builtin password and I saw the postings for the
> software to help defeat a missing password problem. Since the
> computer will not boot I cannot go into SafeMode. Without the startup
> disk the computer just cycles on and off with a flash of a screen with
> writing but I cannot read that fast.
>
> Any thoughts on how to proceed, short of reinstalling Windows, would
> be very welcome.
>

17 Nov 2007 10:52 PM

Bill M

Meinoff,
Again thanks for the reply. You have the best of me. I do not know what a
BartPe disk is nor am I familiar with Knoppix. Can you point me in the
correct direction so I can learn some more?

Thanks,
Bill

--
Bill M
Thanks for your time and help.

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"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Bill,
>
> Also you can change this settings/files with a BartPe disk or Knoppix. Did
> it very often and helps always without reinstalling.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
> > I cannot boot my Windows XP home edition. Got this message: Windows
> > XP cannot start because the following file is missing or
> > corrupt:\windows\system32\config\system. When I use the windows
> > startup disk and enter the recovery console, I am stopped by a request
> > for the administrator's password. I have read the other postings re
> > this being the builtin password and I saw the postings for the
> > software to help defeat a missing password problem. Since the
> > computer will not boot I cannot go into SafeMode. Without the startup
> > disk the computer just cycles on and off with a flash of a screen with
> > writing but I cannot read that fast.
> >
> > Any thoughts on how to proceed, short of reinstalling Windows, would
> > be very welcome.
> >
>
>
>

17 Nov 2007 11:07 PM

Meinolf Weber

Hello Bill,

Bartpe for example is a disk to boot from usb or cd/dvd and access the harddrive.
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

Also you can use NTFSDOS to access the harddisk from commandline tool:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/NTFSDOS-Professional.shtml

Maybe you have to boot from win98 startdisk and then start ntfsdos. Did it
also some years ago and works.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Meinoff,
> Again thanks for the reply. You have the best of me. I do not know
> what a
> BartPe disk is nor am I familiar with Knoppix. Can you point me in
> the
> correct direction so I can learn some more?
> Thanks,
> Bill
> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:
>
>> Hello Bill,
>>
>> Also you can change this settings/files with a BartPe disk or
>> Knoppix. Did it very often and helps always without reinstalling.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>> I cannot boot my Windows XP home edition. Got this message: Windows
>>> XP cannot start because the following file is missing or
>>> corrupt:\windows\system32\config\system. When I use the windows
>>> startup disk and enter the recovery console, I am stopped by a
>>> request for the administrator's password. I have read the other
>>> postings re this being the builtin password and I saw the postings
>>> for the software to help defeat a missing password problem. Since
>>> the computer will not boot I cannot go into SafeMode. Without the
>>> startup disk the computer just cycles on and off with a flash of a
>>> screen with writing but I cannot read that fast.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts on how to proceed, short of reinstalling Windows, would
>>> be very welcome.
>>>