I can't install Service Pack 2.

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Originally Posted by coathanger007

It's easy. Just follow these steps:
1. Insert the Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type d:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons where d is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive.
4. A Windows Setup Dialog Box appears. The Windows Setup Dialog Box describes the Recovery Console option. To confirm the installation, click Yes.
5. Restart the computer. The next time that you start your computer, "Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" appears on the startup menu

Logon to recovery console then type:
ren c:\boot.ini c:\bootno.ini
Reboot.
You will see a warning about missing boot.ini, but windows will use the default ntoskrnl.exe file located at system32 folder to boot the PC.

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I tried this. It either would not take my administrative password or my administrative password is not what I sign on with. Anyone know what I can do?
Thank you

You mean you can't access recovery console? That's is so strange I don't even know the answer :D Anyone else know?

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Originally Posted by coathanger007

It's easy. Just follow these steps:
1. Insert the Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type d:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons where d is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive.
4. A Windows Setup Dialog Box appears. The Windows Setup Dialog Box describes the Recovery Console option. To confirm the installation, click Yes.
5. Restart the computer. The next time that you start your computer, "Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" appears on the startup menu

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Logon to recovery console then type:
ren c:\boot.ini c:\bootno.ini
Reboot.
You will see a warning about missing boot.ini, but windows will use the default ntoskrnl.exe file located at system32 folder to boot the PC.

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[A] This is as far as I got. Is there any way I can find out my administrative password, if it is not the password I sign in with? Is there any way I can change it or delete it?

Thanks

You mean you dont remember the admin password you set? Then how do you log into windows? In the recovery console it asks for a password, thats true. It should be the same one you use to log into windows, unless you have 2 admin profiles... :confused:

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Originally Posted by Rex Mundi

You mean you dont remember the admin password you set? Then how do you log into windows? In the recovery console it asks for a password, thats true. It should be the same one you use to log into windows, unless you have 2 admin profiles... :confused:

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I use a password every day to

log into Windows. I used it for the recovery console. The recovery console

said "wrong password". I do not have 2 administrative passwords, to my

knowledge. Thanks for the replies.

Any advice? Thanks

:confused:

How about if it ask for password you don't put anything in and just press enter ?

Fastgame poses a great question. I've had customers that were able to get past that just by hitting the "enter" key with no password input.

I pressed ENTER. It went without the password.


"Quote "Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" appears on the startup menu
Logon to recovery console then type:
ren c:\boot.ini c:\bootno.ini
Reboot." <<< This is where it stopped. How do you reboot it in the recovery console? >>>

Thanks for the replies.

Type 'exit'. It is that simple

I typed

ren c:\boot.ini c:\bootno.ini exit

Then I pressed Enter. It said not a valid command. I then typed

ren c:\boot.ini c:\bootno.ini

It said not a valid command.
Then I typed
Exit

It did not do what coathanger said it would.
All advice welcomed.
Thanks for the replies.

Umm...Veronica, what exactly did it do?

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Originally Posted by coathanger007

Umm...Veronica, what exactly did it do?

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It just booted up as usual. I did not get a warning. It did not install the file from the CD.
All advice welcomed.
Thank you all for replying.

Save your important files and reformat. :p

After having checked the attachment you posted, i would recommed the same as Conan said. Having a corrupt windows kernel is no good.