Recovery Console

[Tony]

I have sometimes had the need to use the recovery console
in Windows XP. However, whenever I attempt to use it, it
prompts me for an administrator password. My system is
setup without any password requirements so what do I
enter at the prompt. I have tried just hitting enter but
it keeps asking for an admin password. Any Ideas ?

Tony ...

[Joseph Conway \(MSFT\)]

That password is the default admin password used when installing the OS, did
you install the OS cleanly or did a OEM? I have seen issues where the OEM
doesnt give you the admin password used during installation and it never
works.

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Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group

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"Tony" > wrote in message
...
> I have sometimes had the need to use the recovery console
> in Windows XP. However, whenever I attempt to use it, it
> prompts me for an administrator password. My system is
> setup without any password requirements so what do I
> enter at the prompt. I have tried just hitting enter but
> it keeps asking for an admin password. Any Ideas ?
>
> Tony ...
>

[Tony]

The OS is a clean install of XP Home. I never setup
passwords on my system. What is the default admin
password and where can I access it ?
Many thanks for your response ...

Tony ...
>That password is the default admin password used when
installing the OS, did
>you install the OS cleanly or did a OEM? I have seen
issues where the OEM
>doesnt give you the admin password used during
installation and it never
>works.
>