Jim
December 5th 03, 07:13 AM
Russ,
Thanks for the ideas -- however, I think I've had the
recommendation from others to install a 2nd HD and set it
as primary and install o/s on that. Not at ALL what I
want to do.
NO I did not get a request for a PW on install, or to set
to a domain. Yes I'm on broadband connect and my
computer is connected to a home network.
Also, I was not prompted to create a PW startup disk.
*sigh*
I've seen at another Tech site that I could start up my
XP w/a win 2000 CD and do a Recovery/repair option with
it, which will allow me to get in to accounts and change,
delete user info, including PW. I may go that route if I
can't get anything else to work -- as one more last ditch
effort.
Thanks again -- Jim
>-----Original Message-----
>When you first installed, did you have the option to
>select, "This Computer belongs to a Domain" You might
>want to select no if that is the case. Is your computer
>hooked up to a network? The internet? If so try
>disconnecting, unplug the cable(s) The problem I see,
>unless someone else can help, is that you may have to
>start over if you can't gain access to the "Admin...."
>account to change passwords\domain status etc. Safemode
>is not an option for you if there is a password and you
>don't know it. Did the install ask for you to make a
>password recovery disk? you might consider that next
>time. It sounds like you would be better off to do a
>clean install as the intial install apppears corrupt. If
>you Partyion Magic or the likes and have created recue
>disk or you know someone that has, boot with the disk
and
>create a partion to your liking\size and copy all your
>important stuff to it. just access a command prompt and
>copy to the partion drive letter. If you like you can
>then boot with the disks again and hide the partion
until
>the new install is complete. I recomend this as on
>occaision XP has corrupted drives in the past before and
>data has been lost. It take guess work out of data loss
>if it is hidden.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I tried the administrator account and hit enter. No
>go.
>>I just did a reinstall and I receive the same error
>>message:
>>
>>The system cannot log you on due to the following error:
>>
>>The specified domain either does not exist or could not
>>be contacted.
>>
>>Please try again or consult your sytem administrator.
>>
>>Jim
>>.
>>
>.
>
Thanks for the ideas -- however, I think I've had the
recommendation from others to install a 2nd HD and set it
as primary and install o/s on that. Not at ALL what I
want to do.
NO I did not get a request for a PW on install, or to set
to a domain. Yes I'm on broadband connect and my
computer is connected to a home network.
Also, I was not prompted to create a PW startup disk.
*sigh*
I've seen at another Tech site that I could start up my
XP w/a win 2000 CD and do a Recovery/repair option with
it, which will allow me to get in to accounts and change,
delete user info, including PW. I may go that route if I
can't get anything else to work -- as one more last ditch
effort.
Thanks again -- Jim
>-----Original Message-----
>When you first installed, did you have the option to
>select, "This Computer belongs to a Domain" You might
>want to select no if that is the case. Is your computer
>hooked up to a network? The internet? If so try
>disconnecting, unplug the cable(s) The problem I see,
>unless someone else can help, is that you may have to
>start over if you can't gain access to the "Admin...."
>account to change passwords\domain status etc. Safemode
>is not an option for you if there is a password and you
>don't know it. Did the install ask for you to make a
>password recovery disk? you might consider that next
>time. It sounds like you would be better off to do a
>clean install as the intial install apppears corrupt. If
>you Partyion Magic or the likes and have created recue
>disk or you know someone that has, boot with the disk
and
>create a partion to your liking\size and copy all your
>important stuff to it. just access a command prompt and
>copy to the partion drive letter. If you like you can
>then boot with the disks again and hide the partion
until
>the new install is complete. I recomend this as on
>occaision XP has corrupted drives in the past before and
>data has been lost. It take guess work out of data loss
>if it is hidden.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I tried the administrator account and hit enter. No
>go.
>>I just did a reinstall and I receive the same error
>>message:
>>
>>The system cannot log you on due to the following error:
>>
>>The specified domain either does not exist or could not
>>be contacted.
>>
>>Please try again or consult your sytem administrator.
>>
>>Jim
>>.
>>
>.
>