After booting up the laptop, it will run normally up until the user log-on screen. It just shows "Windows XP," and won't go past that to the user names. Need solutions, please?
I suggest you boot up with your XP installation disk and run a repair - don't use the repair console use the Repair facilty that comes after that screen
Find the CDs that came with the laptop. There will be a CD for re-installing the operating system.(XP,Vista.. etc..)
Put the CD in and restart the computer. Then the screen will display "Press any key to boot from the cd..... " Hit Enter. then the setup will start. It will cometo a point asking what d you want to do. Go for Repair option..
Select the windows installd drive on the next screen.(C:\Windows)
Then continue the setup.
-If it ask for the Key, there is a sticker on bottom of your laptop.
hope this will help a bit.
Restart the computer. Repeatedly press the F8 key until the Advanced Boot Options screen appears. Select the Safe Mode option using the up and down arrow keys
then press the ENTER key. Choose "Windows XP Home/Professional" depending on the version of the operating system. Press ENTER. Shortly, the welcome screen should show.
Log in as "Administrator"
Click Yes to not use System Restore Mode.
Click the Start button. Choose Run and type in "control userpasswords" (without the quotes). Click OK
Select the "Administrator" user.
Click Change my password. Enter a new password in the corresponding text boxes.
Click OK. Write this password down and store it in a secure place. I do not recommend that a password hint be used.
Close the User Accounts window and restart Windows.
hope this helps
Here is a
simple way to access Windows XP with Administrator rights and privileges if you
have password protected your User account on your Windows XP system and can't
remember the password(s) to login. Whenever Windows XP is installed on a
system, it creates a default account called "Administrator" and by
default this account is not password protected. Therefore, if you bought a
brand name computer (such as Dell, HP, Compaq or Sony)or you have installed
Windows XP yourself. You should be able to login to the computer through the
unprotected.
You can log on as an administrator to assign a
new password to your account. To do this, try Method 1.
Method
1:
Switch ON the PC, boot the PC in 'Safe Mode' by continuously tapping F8 button
after you switch on until you get the Safe Mode Option.
Let windows boot in Safe Mode and log in to windows.
Click through several self-explanatory
screens until your reach the familiar 'Welcome' screen.
Note that
this welcome screen is limited to 256 colors and 640x480 resolution because the
primary graphics will have been set to the Windows Safe Mode software VGA
adapter. You will not be able to change this mode even in Display options,
while Windows is running in Safe Mode.
Find
the icon for the Administrator user. If the default settings of your system
haven't been changed, there should be no password for this account.
Continue on
to the User Settings control panel. Here you can change any of the other
passwords for user on the machine. Make any changes you want.
Reboot your
computer. As
long as you don't press any keys (e.g. F8) during the boot-up the computer will
startup normally.
If Method 1 is unsuccessful try Method 2.
Method 2: Reset Windows Password with SmartKey Windows Password Recovery.
Download SmartKey Windows Password
Recovery from SmartKey Password Recovery Official site
Decompress the SmartKey Windows
Password Recovery and note that there is an.ISO image file. Burn the image file onto a blank CD with
the burner.
Insert the newly created CD into
the locked computer and re-boot it from the CD drive.
Boot the PC with the CD Rom and Run the SmartKey, a window pop up with all your account names(if you have several accounts) select one of the accounts that you have forgotten its password to reset it. Just one press, you have removed the password.
Here is a
simple way to access Windows XP with Administrator rights and privileges if you
have password protected your User account on your Windows XP system and can't
remember the password(s) to login. Whenever Windows XP is installed on a
system, it creates a default account called "Administrator" and by
default this account is not password protected. Therefore, if you bought a
brand name computer (such as Dell, HP, Compaq or Sony)or you have installed
Windows XP yourself. You should be able to login to the computer through the
unprotected.
You can log on as an administrator to assign a
new password to your account. To do this, try Method 1.
Method
1:
Switch ON the PC, boot the PC in 'Safe Mode' by continuously tapping F8 button
after you switch on until you get the Safe Mode Option.
Let windows boot in Safe Mode and log in to windows.
Click through several self-explanatory
screens until your reach the familiar 'Welcome' screen.
Note that
this welcome screen is limited to 256 colors and 640x480 resolution because the
primary graphics will have been set to the Windows Safe Mode software VGA
adapter. You will not be able to change this mode even in Display options,
while Windows is running in Safe Mode.
Find
the icon for the Administrator user. If the default settings of your system haven't
been changed, there should be no password for this account.
Continue on to the User Settings control panel. Here you can change any
of the other passwords for user on the machine. Make any changes you want.
Reboot your computer. As long as you don't
press any keys (e.g. F8) during the boot-up the
computer will startup normally.
Here is a
simple way to access Windows XP with Administrator rights and privileges if you
have password protected your User account on your Windows XP system and can't
remember the password(s) to login. Whenever Windows XP is installed on a
system, it creates a default account called "Administrator" and by
default this account is not password protected. Therefore, if you bought a
brand name computer (such as Dell, HP, Compaq or Sony)or you have installed
Windows XP yourself. You should be able to login to the computer through theunprotected
Administrator account.
You can log on as an administrator to assign a
new password to your account. To do this, try Method 1.
Method
1:
Switch ON the PC, boot the PC in 'Safe Mode' by continuously tapping F8 button
after you switch on until you get the Safe Mode Option.
Let windows boot in Safe Mode and log in to windows.
Click through several self-explanatory
screens until your reach the familiar 'Welcome' screen.
Note that
this welcome screen is limited to 256 colors and 640x480 resolution because the
primary graphics will have been set to the Windows Safe Mode software VGA
adapter. You will not be able to change this mode even in Display options,
while Windows is running in Safe Mode.
Find
the icon for the Administrator user. If the default settings of your system
haven't been changed, there should be no password for this account.
Continue on
to the User Settings control panel. Here you can change any of the other
passwords for user on the machine. Make any changes you want.
Reboot your
computer. As
long as you don't press any keys (e.g. F8) during the boot-up the computer will
startup normally.
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I'll keep that in mind, thanks! I have to see if I have any spares around the office...
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