WindowsXP asking for password

Hi !
I've installed VirtualPc2007 in my PC and then installed WindowsXP. When I
start VirtualPC Windows is asking for password for the Administrator. But I
don't know which password to give.

Thanks

LAM

If you didn't set the password as something specific, have you tried a blank
password?

--
Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>


"MSNEWS" <luism0@(arroba)yahoo.es> wrote in message
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> Hi !
> I've installed VirtualPc2007 in my PC and then installed WindowsXP. When I
> start VirtualPC Windows is asking for password for the Administrator. But
> I don't know which password to give.
>
> Thanks
>
> LAM
>

Hi Bob, yes I've tried with blank password but nothing happens.

Thanks
LAM

"Robert Comer" <> escribió en el mensaje
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> If you didn't set the password as something specific, have you tried a
> blank password?
>
> --
> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
>
>
> "MSNEWS" <luism0@(arroba)yahoo.es> wrote in message
> news:ewEQ1km$...
>> Hi !
>> I've installed VirtualPc2007 in my PC and then installed WindowsXP. When
>> I start VirtualPC Windows is asking for password for the Administrator.
>> But I don't know which password to give.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> LAM
>>
>
>

It has probably been set then.

If a normal user has administrative privileges, you can go into
computer management and enable/reset the password of the
administrator.

--
Bob Comer



On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:25:05 -0500, "MSNEWS" <luism0@(arroba)yahoo.es>
wrote:

>Hi Bob, yes I've tried with blank password but nothing happens.
>
>Thanks
>LAM
>
>"Robert Comer" <> escribió en el mensaje
>news:uaVsZ8m$...
>> If you didn't set the password as something specific, have you tried a
>> blank password?
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
>>
>>
>> "MSNEWS" <luism0@(arroba)yahoo.es> wrote in message
>> news:ewEQ1km$...
>>> Hi !
>>> I've installed VirtualPc2007 in my PC and then installed WindowsXP. When
>>> I start VirtualPC Windows is asking for password for the Administrator.
>>> But I don't know which password to give.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> LAM
>>>
>>
>>
>

I forgot say something: my PC is connected to a network with domain name.
The message received from VirtualPC when starts is something like this:
"System can´t begin session due to the following error: the specified domain
doesn't exist o unable to establish a connection with it"

Thanks for your suggestions.

LAM


"Ato_Zee" <> escribió en el mensaje
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>
>> > I've installed VirtualPc2007 in my PC and then installed WindowsXP.
>> > When
>> > I
>> > start VirtualPC Windows is asking for password for the Administrator.
>> > But
>> > I don't know which password to give.
>
> Authentic MS$ XP retail install disks usually let you install
> with no password. After install, reboot, and it goes straight into
> the XP, with no "Enter Password" screen.
> If you later want to use a password you set it in
> "User Accounts"
> That may not hold for customised corporate and manufacturer
> specific customised install disks, that are sometimes
> bundled with hardware. They may be genuine but
> not the same as the retail release.
> There are utilities that "claim" 100 percent sucess in
> finding and resetting XP administrator password.
> May not work on a virtual machine.
> SpotMau password finder comes to mind.

MSNEWS wrote:

> I forgot say something: my PC is connected to a network with domain name.
> The message received from VirtualPC when starts is something like this:
> "System can´t begin session due to the following error: the specified domain
> doesn't exist o unable to establish a connection with it"

Does your PDC allow roaming domains (so you can actually log into
multiple hosts rather than stuck to just one)? If your domain is not
configured to allow roaming profiles, I can't see how you could expect
to have 2 concurrent logins under the same credentials or even log onto
multiple hosts (the host OS and the guest OS). See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaming_user_profile. If roaming profiles
aren't allowed, and if you don't have another login for yourself, it
seems that you'll be stuck with using a local login for the guest OS but
that could also mean you can't do much on the corporate network. Even
if roaming profiles are allowed, it seems there would be conflicts in
logging under the same credentials on multiple hosts at the same time,
like conflicts over which host gets access to the roaming profile's
%userprofile% path, data files, etc (i.e., everything under that roaming
profile). I haven't actually tried doing concurrent logins under the
same credentials on multiple hosts to know if one of the logins would
get rejected or it usurps the other existing login (so the other one
gets logged off).

Did you do a fresh install of the guest OS using installation media, or
did you use a utility to capture your current host OS and try to use
that as the image for a guest OS? If so, both would have the same SID
(security ID) so the PDC would see the same machine (even with different
IP addresses) trying to login under the same credentials.

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/201545
Maybe changing SID would help for the guest OS.

'_http://www.howcast.com/guides/3450-How-To-ResetRecoverRemove-Windows-Password-With-Out-the-Previous-One_'
(http://www.howcast.com/guides/3450-H...e-Previous-One)
there is an article about how to reset windows password. It must be
helpful for those who have been locked out of computer


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dizzyturkey