Hi,
You could use Winternals ERD Commander 2005:Emergency Download Version. It
as a Locksmith option to give you access to restricted PC by booting with a
CD.
www.winternals.com/products/erdcommander
Good luck
XP user


"Stevebri" wrote:

> I set up a small network using Windows Server 2003 and XP Pro desktops.
> After lots of random problems my server died. Rather than bringing back a
> server OS just to share files I dubbed a spare machine the "server"
>
> Problem. I had a domain set up. now that I no longer have a server I sent
> to one of the computers and told it we were part of a workgroup not domain.
> (Click NetworkID in the Systems properties box, follow instructions) It made
> me reboot.
>
> Now when I ctrl alt delete to log in it doesn't recognize the user. It
> doesn’t recognize the administrator password. There is nothing I can do to
> get past the log in screen. I do not want to have to reformat the HD just
> because it cannot keep track of the passwords.
>
> WHAT DO I DO?????????????????????????????
>
> Oh and to get product support MS demands that I type in the product ID taken
> from a computer that cannot boot. idiots!
>