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i can't login on windows xp, i've tried everything

#1 User is offline   bulleke 

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Posted 01 October 2004 - 04:01 PM

I can't login on windows xp i've tried everything

then i taught i had found the sollution on this website and i did (kinda).
i made a boot-floppy to tried to "copy c:/windows/system32/userinit.exe to c:/windows/system32/wsaupdater.exe" but then the dos-prog says "invalid drive specification" and i'm 100% sure that the drive does exist i also tried "dir c:", "c:" and "dir.." but then it says again "invalid drive specification" does somebody know how i can get into my c-drive??? frown
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#2 User is offline   snakefoot 

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Posted 01 October 2004 - 04:31 PM

If WinXP is installed on a NTFS partition then standard MS-DOS will not be able to read/write files on such a partition.

When you say that you cannot login does it mean:
1. You don't know what user-account exists ?

2. You are using the welcome screen, but it contains no user-icons ?
3. You know the name of an user-account, but you don't know the password to the account ?
4. You know the name and the password to an account, but Windows XP generates an error during login ?

If you are using WinXP Home, then booting in safemode should give you access to the builtin Administrator-account where the password is blank.

You could try to use a "special" bootdisk to reset the password on a known account (With whatever risks it might introduce)

Btw. Are you using WinXP Pro or Home ?
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#3 User is offline   bulleke 

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Posted 01 October 2004 - 04:41 PM

i have the same problem as http://www.ntcompatible.com/thread.php?id=27955 and can get into the dos-thing but i cant copy my file (see first post).

1. You don't know what user-account exists ?
there's one account: administrator

2. You are using the welcome screen, but it contains no user-icons ?
there are user-icons

3. You know the name of an user-account, but you don't know the password to the account ?
i know the name and it doesn't have a password

4. You know the name and the password to an account, but Windows XP generates an error during login ?
no errors

Btw. Are you using WinXP Pro or Home ? i'm using WinXP Home

+ i don't know how to run my windows xp install-file
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#4 User is offline   paulmac 

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Posted 08 November 2004 - 12:56 AM

I Can't login to my WinXP account, I get to the Welcome screen and there aren't any user Icons. I'm using FAT32. My system is multi OS with Win98, Win2000 Pro & WinXP Pro.
I'd really appreciate some help with this.
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#5 User is offline   cheyenne77 

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Posted 15 November 2004 - 02:27 AM

I'm having the same problem with my wife's Windows 2000. It will boot up to the password screen and it will let me in when I type the correct password, but within 15 seconds tells me it is saving settings and logging back out - then I'm back to the login screen.

Here's the big problem - We don't have the Windows 2000 CD anymore, or if we do, I'm not sure if we have the login code anymore. I don't have a boot disk either. Before it crashed I'd updated the virus-scan so all I need is to log in and run it, but I can't login. Anybody have any ideas?
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Posted 27 July 2006 - 01:00 AM

I am using XP Pro. I get to the "Welcome" screen. I have two user icons (they have no passwords). When I click on the the main account or other one, HD just churns & churns... I am not getting any errors, just doesn't bring up the desktop...

I just want to be able to get to "My documents" folder, then I can blow away the XP & reload. is there some disk I can use to get to C:/ drive.

Another thing, on Boot, I can do an F8 & get to the "Safe Mode" selection screen, I picked safe mode... The screen changed to my desktop blue color with a cursor arrow, but then just had the hourglass icon & never loaded SAFE MODE... I am not getting any errors either... Please help...

Thanks Ken...
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