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    Windows Recovery Console

    Well i need to fix the mbr on my main pc (so it boots into windows) so i entered wrc.
    Upon choosing the windows installation i wanted to login into, i entered my admin password (which just hasnt been set so blank space and the press of enter).
    I get invalid password, so what i would like to know is, is there a way for me to login whilst i have no password set(through typing something other than nothing).

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    This article might help, but I'm not sure how much as you can't boot the PC in the first place:

    http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_admini...r_password.htm

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    • blowtorch's system
      • Motherboard:
      • EPoX 8K3a+
      • CPU:
      • AMD XP2500+ (mobile barton) under an alpha PAL
      • Memory:
      • 1.5 GB PC2700 (Samsung/Micron)
      • Storage:
      • Samsung Spinpoint 160GB EIDE, Maxtor 6 series 60GB EIDE
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      • Enermax 420W (cant remember the model)
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    Hope you get this fixed, there are utilities that will help with the password issue. When you are back up and running, you might want to set up an admin password and think about renaming the account as a security best practice.

    I have used the fixmbr command successfully from the WRC after a mishap with diskpart and it worked OK.

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    The best way to reset the password if u cant get into windows is thru a live linux distro, or a linux based floppy image.
    I cant quite read the post properly, is the administrator password blank or not? And what OS is it?
    is the machine a domain controller or member?

    PoDd

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