"Mark" <markxyz59@cox.net> wrote in message
news:43b7f006.7678609@news.east.cox.net...
>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.
>


Unable to Log on if the Boot Partition Drive Letter Has Changed
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=249321

How to restore the system/boot drive letter in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=223188

The two KB articles requires the use of a networked machine to gain access
to the registry. You could also perform the registry edits via BartPE
bootable CD. Or you can *slave* the hard drive to another working XP machine
to make the registry edits. If you need help on doing this please let me
know.

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William