microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

Hardlock wrote:
> Hello, This is my first post so please bare with me.
>
> Today I encountered a frustrating situation that I hope someone here
> can resolve. The patient is a Dell desktop computer running WinXP Pro
> SP2. The computer will TRY to boot but eventually ends in a BSOD. It
> will NOT boot up in ANY mode (normal, safe, etc).
>
> Using PartitionMagic 8.0 and some other tools I've determined that the
> problem is "Partitions Improperly Dismounted". The MS Knowledge base
> (among others) claims that the simple solution is to run CHKDSK.
> However, the partitions are non accessable.
>
> I tried to run the Recovery Console from the WinXP Pro SP2 CD, but it
> asks for the administrators password before I can acquire a command
> prompt to run CHKDSK. The computer owner has no idea what the Admin
> pswd is (we tried everything he could think of including blank) so we
> hit a stone wall there.
>
> I've seen the registry hack posted elsewhere in these threads but,
> again, we are unable to access ANY files on the partitions.
>
> I NEED to run CHKDSK on this hard-drive to correct the mismounted
> partions, so my question is:
>
> 1. How can I bypass the admin pswd to access windows cmd prompt?
> 2. If #1 is impossible, how can I run CHKDSK without file access on
> hard-drive (remember, the hard-drive isn't even being recognized by
> OS even though data appears intact).
> 3. How can I do the registry edit without access?
>
> You all are my only hope on this. I've already used everthing else in
> my bag of tricks. HELP! :)

Create a boot CD that allows you to change the Administrator password to a
blank one....

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

To run chkdsk without booting into windows at all, either boot to the
recovery console or use a third party boot disk (BartPE, Ultimate Boot Disk,
Hiren's Boot Disk, etc) that has additional goodies on it. Google will be
your friend there.