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    Sep 25, 2006, 06:05 PM
    Won't boot into XP Home
    When I boot up the PC it goes to a login screen displaying a dialog box asking for your user name and password. I enter them and it then says "This sytem could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct. Then type your password again." I have a password but
    It won't accept any password. As far as it goes in the choices is Shut down, Restart, Standby, or Hibernate.
    What do I need to do to get it to boot into XP Home??
    Thanks, Jim
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    Sep 25, 2006, 06:30 PM
    You need the password or login to the Admin account
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    Sep 26, 2006, 09:29 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by ScottGem
    You need the password or login to the Admin account
    Thanks Scott, but how can I reset or give it a new password that it will accept if I can't get to the Admin setup page to do this?
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    Sep 26, 2006, 09:32 AM
    Is this a work computer?
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    Sep 26, 2006, 10:00 AM
    No, a home basestation PC for my home wireless network
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    Sep 26, 2006, 10:57 AM
    Do some research on passwords at support.microsoft.com
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    Sep 26, 2006, 11:03 AM
    Just wondering - have you setup a domain that the computer previously connected to?
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    Sep 26, 2006, 02:28 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ScottGem
    Do some research on passwords at support.microsoft.com
    Thank you for your help answers. I tried another method which I rebooted into Safe Mode via the F8 key and then went into system restore and chose an earlier restore point. It went through this preceedure and rebooted just fine.
    Thank You
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