Hi Sixbells,
You should left the password Blank as you didn't set up one, but if you did
try to enter the password on the prompt command.
Boot up with your CD in the CD ROM and when you presented with Windows Setup
Options:
1- Install Windows
2- Repair existing copy
3- Quit
Select 2 by Pressing R on your keyboard, on the Command Prompt type:
C:\Windows>CD.. Hit [Enter..] on your Keyboard
on the new Prompt type this:
C:\>
copy X:\i386\ntoskrnl.ex_ C:\Windows\system32
copy X:\i386\user32.dl_ C:\windows\system32\user32.dll  where X is the Drive
Letter for your CD-ROM in all cases of copying here.
copy X:\i386\kernel32.dl_ C:\windows\system32\kernal32.dll

Please type one at a time click/Hit [Enter..]
You may need to rebuild your Boot.ini type this on the Prompt:
C:\>Boot.ini click Enter and you will see your Boot.ini you can Edit it or
if was intact leave as is, the boot.ini will look like this, be aware this
for XP Home so if you have XP pro:
[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
You will get Boot Indentifier: Enter this " Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition"
Boot Loader: Enter this" /fastdetect"
When you finished type: reboot (I'm not sure if it is right you can Type ?
to get the list of commands and see if reboot is one) or Exit.

For Repair/Install XP follow these steps form MS:
<MS::>
Method 2: Reinstall Windows XP by starting your computer from the Windows XP
CD
To reinstall Windows XP by starting your computer from the Windows XP CD,
follow these steps:
1.Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and
then restart your computer.
2.When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message appears on the screen,
press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.

Note Your computer must be configured to start from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive. For more information about how to configure your computer to start
from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, see your computer's documentation or
contact your computer manufacturer.
3.You receive the following message on the Welcome to Setup screen that
appears:
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft Windows XP to run on
your computer:
To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.

To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
Press ENTER to set up Windows XP.
4.On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to the
license agreement.
5.Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the
box, and then press R to repair Windows XP.
6.Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to reinstall Windows XP.
After you repair Windows XP, you may have to reactivate your copy of Windows
XP.
</MS::>
HTH.
Please let us know.
Regards,
nass
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