markxyz59@cox.net (Mark) wrote:

|>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?

Hiren's BootCD will reset your passwords
http://www.9down.com/story.php?sid=2979

Burn the ISO to a CD and boot up with it, applications listed on the
home page.

Also if you were using ERUNT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
your recovery would be much easier. After the fact I know...

|>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.

Got a USB pen drive? I can post how to boot up with one.

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