Hi
Try doing a system restore from the command prompt.

1.. Restart the computer.

2.. As the computer restarts, begin pressing the F8 key until the Windows
Advanced Options Menu screen appears.

3.. On the Windows Advanced Options Menu screen, use the arrow keys to
select Safe Mode with Command Prompt, and then press the ENTER key.

4.. On the Please select the operating system to start screen, select the
Microsoft Windows XP operating system, and then press ENTER.

5.. At the login screen, log on as the administrator or a user who has
administrator rights.

6.. At the command prompt, type: c:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe.
Press ENTER.
"Mark" <markxyz59@cox.net> wrote in message
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>I posted earlier about Windows Updates screwing up and not accepting
> any passwords (it would login and then quickly log out). Good News: I
> was able to get the Recovery Console to give us access to the disk. We
> can see C and D drives and all files are there.
>
> Is there a way to clobber/reset passwords from the command prompt?
>
> Our first instinct was to stick a USB Drive in and copy stuff, but the
> USB drivers don't appear to be there on the recovery console.
>