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How to Enter Windows XP Recovery Console

By Tim Fisher, About.com

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Enter the Administrator Password

Recovery Console - Windows XP Recovery Console

Windows XP Recovery Console - Step 5 of 6

The Recovery Console now needs to know the administrator password for this Windows XP installation. Unless you are using a PC in a sizable business network, the administrator password is most likely the same password you use to access Windows XP on a daily basis.

Still not sure what the administrator password is? PC Login Now, a program typically used to reset lost Windows passwords, also has the ability to transform standard user accounts into administrator accounts, all without needing access to a working Windows intallation!

To the Type the Administrator password request, enter the password and press Enter.

Note: If you do not have a password or Windows XP normally starts without asking for one, simply press Enter.

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