Lost my Username & Password

[Big Booger]

did you run the CD from within windows or from the boot? Just checking. Usually when you run it from the boot, it goes through the setup, through the checks, then asks to press F8 for the Eula, then onto several other steps (outlined at the link below)

http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/O...allxphome1.htm

Now we are interested in steps 5 or 6!

At that stage seeing as you have another install of XP Home, you are gonna want to install over the pre-existing installation.

Select the option to install over the current partition, but don't choose to delete it.

When it comes to the format option, leave the current partition intact.. don't format quick or full!

If you need assistance with it, let me know. Black viper's guide is really extensive and gives a lot of great info with images.

If you still cannot get it to work after that, try installing in a separate partition, and trying to move the files and folders that you want, into the new partition. Then format the old password protected partition.