same admin password - does not work on recovery console

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ceohotmail - 28 Mar 2007 01:05 GMT

My pc showed the BSOD.. when it boots up, @ time when the login screen is to
come up next.
This has been a intermittently-recurring problem lately.

I tried logging into the recovery console - it does not accept my
administrator password.

I can log on with the same a/c password on windows (when it boots up
properly)
but it does not work in the recovery console..
I am lost as what to do ?

ps:chkdsk showed errors - but was unable to fix them, hence the recovery
console...

any help?

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TaurArian [MS-MVP] - 28 Mar 2007 10:56 GMT

scroll down to: Recovery Console Password
http://www.theeldergeek.com/recovery_console.htm

if the regedit doesn't help or you can't do -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b308402
'The Password Is Not Valid' Error Message Appears When You Log On to Recovery Console in
Windows XP

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| My pc showed the BSOD.. when it boots up, @ time when the login screen is to
| come up next.
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| any help?

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~orko~ - 28 Mar 2007 19:10 GMT

Attempt to create a new administrator account and use that one in the RC.

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> My pc showed the BSOD.. when it boots up, @ time when the login screen is to
> come up next.
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> any help?

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John John - 28 Mar 2007 20:15 GMT

That won't work. The Recovery Console logon is done with the built-in
Administrator account *only*. No other users can logon to the Recovery
Console, regardless of their administrative privileges.

John

> Attempt to create a new administrator account and use that one in the RC.

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~orko~ - 28 Mar 2007 22:00 GMT

Now that was an informative rebuttal, thank you John John. Now we all know.

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> That won't work. The Recovery Console logon is done with the built-in
> Administrator account *only*. No other users can logon to the Recovery
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> > Attempt to create a new administrator account and use that one in the RC.

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