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General Category => Software => Topic started by: Dave4 on July 12, 2006, 06:26:20 PM

Title: Administrator Password
Post by: Dave4 on July 12, 2006, 06:26:20 PM

Help!

  My Xp has a missing or corrupt system file. I looked it up on my brothers internet computer and found that it's a pretty common problem. I found a download to create boot discs that are supposed to repair the problem.
 When I ran the boot discs, it asked for an administrator password. I bought the computer with Xp already loaded and don't have the disc. I just called the place I bought it from and of course they don't know what I'm talking about but for the low price of $45 they will look at it for me (I bet then they will know what the administrator password is!). Does anyone know a different way to get my xp running again without losing my personal files?

Title: Administrator Password
Post by: ~ambience~ on July 12, 2006, 09:53:01 PM

You should plug the hard drive from your computer into your brothers computer and copy all your files ther where you can burn them on a CD and delete them. Then you can simply wipe out your hard drive and reinstall windows.