I am now having a problem with trying to get into the recovery mode cause it wants an administrator password. i had just went through the recovery commands that microsoft support suggested to fix these errors by typing (copy c:\windows\system32\config\.....ect..... this did work but i made some personal errors with the information and restarted to go through the same method with the corrections on hand, but this time is prompted me for a password. i never set an administrator password or anything like that. now i'm at a dead end.

To restore Windows to a previous point:1. Set your BIOS so that it uses the DVD drive as its primary boot device.2. Boot the machine with your Windows 7 Repair CD.3. Press a key if prompted to boot from the DVD.4. Select "Repair PC" from the menu.5. Select Repair when prompted.6. Select System Restore when prompted.7. Set Windows back to a point before this problem occurred.8. When finished, remove the CD before rebooting the system.In Step 2 you could also use your Windows 7 installation DVD. The subsequent steps are similar to the ones above.When finished, make sure to have two admin accounts. Test both of them and record their details on paper. Without them you will be in serious trouble sooner or later.

ok thank you. Does it matter if it's not windows 7? i forgot to metion that it's windows xp professional. Also my disk is damaged so it wont do a complete reistallment. The first time I tried to repair it, I messed up on some of te copy c:\ commands and now it accually goes as far to load windows, but is interuppted by a message box that promps that some paremeters were moved and then the screen freezes. I could fix this but now when I try to go back to the repair command screen it wants an administrator password that i never set.

ok thank you. Does it matter if it's not windows 7?It matters a great deal because Windows XP is completely different in this regard. Instead of posting your question in a Windows 7 forum you should ask the experts in a Windows XP forum.

sorry i did not know that these were specified forums. thank you.

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Ringo32k,At the spot you are in now, your best chance at recovery lies with a modified version of the KB article:"How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting" < http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545 >To get your system running, you will need to boot from a bootable CD. My favorite for this purpose is a free Live Linux CD such as Knoppix or Ubuntu . (If you choose Ubuntu, do not follow the install path; instead, follow the "try me" path). The advantage to a Linux disk is that part of this procedure has you copying files out of the super-protected "System Volume Information" folder and Linux doesn't seem to have problems doing this. Create the CD by downloading the .iso file as directed and burn it using the "burn image" feature of your CD burning program.Once you have the CD, boot your computer from the CD and pick up KB307545 from the Manual section, Part 2, Step 6. You will have to interpret the commands yourself and perform the file move/copy/delete operations from the Linux GUI instead of the commands given. You do not need to reboot between Part 2 and Part 3 but you will need to remove the CD and reboot before starting Part 4.In the event things go really bad and you need to reinstall Windows, the CD can be used to back up your files to a USB drive or Network drive so that you don't loose your data.HTH & Good Luck, JW

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