"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Andy Burns wrote:
I left the password blank.

So you've got a functioning installation of XP that gets as far as the
login screen, but you can't get logged in, is that it?

No. It attempts to boot, then stops long before getting to the desktop.
It's the repair console on the installation CD that asks for the
*administration* password. Before even attempting to start XP.

If so, the Nordahl bootable CD/USB that I mentioned will let you set the
administrator password to something known, so you can then login.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978788