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  1. issakeitala

    How do i "ghost" a drive!!!???

    I use Ghost all the time. So, if you tell me exactly what you want to do, I'll be able to help. I use Ghost for backup. I have users who have applications for which we don't have the install media any more. I ghost their hard drive. If they crash, or if they get a new pc, I restore the image to...
  2. issakeitala

    recover password

    I guess we're still talking about Win XP. What's the deal with the administrator user in XP Home? It doesn't exist, and you can't create it. My users have this application where they are forced to log in as administrator (user name), in order to have access to some of their own working files. I...
  3. issakeitala

    recover password

    Thanks. The MS support link is where the answer is. I'll let you know how it all workss out.
  4. issakeitala

    recover password

    I am not sure we're on the same page. My goal is to recover the passwords. I was able to get in by installing a second instance of XP. That is how I got in to delete the sam file. I know that because we're dealing with fat32 I could have done the same thing by just booting from a floppy (win98...
  5. issakeitala

    recover password

    How do you start restoring windows in this case? Remember, I can't get in. I tried reinstalling in the same directory with the repair option. That did not work. I still could not log in. Thanks
  6. issakeitala

    recover password

    Thanks guys! I deleted the sam file. The result is when I boot, I get the following message from a message box entitled Isass.exe - System Error: "Security accounts manager initialization failed because of the following error: a device attached to the system is not functioning. Error...
  7. issakeitala

    recover password

    Somehow, I can't get back into XP Pro; none of the login names and passwords work. The drive is formatted fat32. How can I recover my administrator password? Thanks

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