What did it say when you tried to do that?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Davis" <Davis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6FB174A5-6E26-4C73-AD31-473D8194426F@microsoft.com...
> no this did not help. how can i get into this without having access
> denied
>
>> > yes i am using the cd to get to the recovery counsel. i am getting the
>> > error
>> > message that windows/system/vgaoem.fon is missing or corrupt. so i
>> > start
>> > windows through the cd. i get to the welcome screen and hit "r" once
>> > i
>> > hit
>> > "r" i get to the recovery console. there is a C:> on this screen. it
>> > does
>> > not ask me to logon. so i type "expand d:\i386\vgaoem.fo_
>> > c:\windows\system"
>> > It tell me access is denied. do you know how i can gain access? how
>> > do i
>> > logon? what will my password be?
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> As I can't see the thread that you tagged on to, I am unsure of what
>> >> it
>> >> is
>> >> you are trying to resolve. Could you please provide some details?
>> >>
>> >> Also, are you accessing the Recovery Console by booting the CD, or are
>> >> you
>> >> choosing Safe mode with command prompt from the boot menu?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Best of Luck,
>> >>
>> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> >>
>> >> "davis" <davis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:6B967CCD-2051-4625-BD1A-51A200F0545F@microsoft.com...
>> >> > no we do not get that prompt. what should we do?
>> >> >
>> >> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> After hitting 'r', do you get prompted to choose an installation to
>> >> >> log
>> >> >> on
>> >> >> to, then for the password?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Best of Luck,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> >> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> >> >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> >> >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> >> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "davis" <davis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:142AF598-DE58-4FFA-ADF6-56E0B1C94EFB@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > How do you get to be an administor of your computer? I get to
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > recovery
>> >> >> > counsel by pressing the letter "r" once I am in the recovery
>> >> >> > counsel i
>> >> >> > get a
>> >> >> > "C:>". How am i supposed to log on from this part as an
>> >> >> > administor
>> >> >> > because
>> >> >> > when i type the suggestions in the above posts i get access is
>> >> >> > denied?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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