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  • 370forlife
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    • Aug 2008
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    Directly log into administrator account

    Is there any way to automatically log into the administrator account on windows xp? My instructor for computer tech is fixing a computer for someone, he had to uninstall SP3 due to compatibility issues and it seems the generic USB drivers went out the window with it. USB drives and keyboards work in the bios and on boot, but as soon as windows loads to the logon screen, it won't allow you to type in a password, and the USB mouse doesn't work. Safe mode doesn't work either.

    This is a dell dimension D5150, no PS2 ports for some reason.
  • NxB
    Badcaps Legend
    • Feb 2009
    • 1595

    #2
    Re: Directly log into administrator account

    It would all require the keyboard. Ps2 to test?

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    • ratdude747
      Black Sheep
      • Nov 2008
      • 17136
      • USA

      #3
      Re: Directly log into administrator account

      restore cd time! there is a torrent somewhere that is dell xp pro install with sp3 slipstreamed. its works like a normal xp install cd except no license code needed (it scans the bios). it has a restore option, but i never use it, as i would rather set it up the normal way.

      i've used it on my gx260 dual-boot project... it works!

      am i allowed to post a link? since it is dell-only, no licence codes are broken.
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      • kaniki
        Badcaps Veteran
        • Dec 2009
        • 514

        #4
        Re: Directly log into administrator account

        first, im not sure what those compatibility problems were, but i do know that most things that will work on XP have updated drivers so they will work with XP SP3. Microsoft did rework the way that some things work with SP3 and some files were changed from SP2 to SP3 to what the file is that is used. I have seen this on network adapter cards.. Dlink if i remember right but could be wrong. but simply went to the manufacturer's web site and got the new drivers and all was fine again.

        Also, you said that the USB stopped working. Did you try "last known good configuration" during the bootup section (Safe mode area) or Safe mode itself to see if you could get the USB to work in either of those?

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        • 370forlife
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          • Aug 2008
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          #5
          Re: Directly log into administrator account

          Tried that, still doesn't work.

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          • seanc
            Badcaps Legend
            • Nov 2008
            • 1319

            #6
            Re: Directly log into administrator account

            How long have you left it for after boot? Have you tried unplugging and re-plugging everything? Sometimes Windows takes ages to install drivers on boot, this may be one.

            Try rolling back the registry that System Restore has made (via the Recovery Console) - you can find these backups in System Volume Information. Don't restore the registry from C:\Windows\repair - these are rarely updated and will not work correctly.

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            • ratdude747
              Black Sheep
              • Nov 2008
              • 17136
              • USA

              #7
              Re: Directly log into administrator account

              my guess would be malware/virus... disable usb, cripple a machine. find a free av cd and test it...
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              • 370forlife
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                • Aug 2008
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                #8
                Re: Directly log into administrator account

                Originally posted by seanc
                How long have you left it for after boot? Have you tried unplugging and re-plugging everything? Sometimes Windows takes ages to install drivers on boot, this may be one.

                Try rolling back the registry that System Restore has made (via the Recovery Console) - you can find these backups in System Volume Information. Don't restore the registry from C:\Windows\repair - these are rarely updated and will not work correctly.
                We left it sit for a very long time after boot. Just sits there. If you unplug and replug in the keyboard/mouse the lights flash for a second on the keyboard, then do nothing.

                We used a dell/logitec optical mouse at first, it didn't even light up. The second mouse we tried is a lenovo one, it lights up but still dosen't work.

                We ran a bartpe disk on it, everything works that way. May be malware, but I doubt it for it worked before until he uninstalled sp3. We ran a malware scan immediatly after we saw limewire with the latest AVG, malwarebytes, then superantispyware. Picked up a few odds and ends, but nothing big.
                Last edited by 370forlife; 01-09-2010, 07:19 AM.

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                • seanc
                  Badcaps Legend
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 1319

                  #9
                  Re: Directly log into administrator account

                  Is it XP Pro or XP Home?

                  You could enable Remote Desktop in the registry and try and log in over the LAN.

                  What was the reason for uninstalling SP3?

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                  • 370forlife
                    Large Marge
                    • Aug 2008
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                    #10
                    Re: Directly log into administrator account

                    There was apparently some computability problems that were causing BSOD's. Don't ask me, it was my instructor doing all that.

                    Remote desk top idea might work, will have to tell him that monday.

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                    • kaniki
                      Badcaps Veteran
                      • Dec 2009
                      • 514

                      #11
                      Re: Directly log into administrator account

                      Originally posted by seanc
                      Is it XP Pro or XP Home?

                      You could enable Remote Desktop in the registry and try and log in over the LAN.

                      What was the reason for uninstalling SP3?
                      Umm.. how? if the mouse does not work and the keyboard does not work, then how do you enable it??

                      I would love to help out more, but i am kinda at a loss, you can do quit a bit with just the mouse or just the keyboard, but with neither working..

                      I have never tried this so do not know if it will work, but maybe this might. If you get a copy of hiren's boot cd. they have a portable version of XP on it that will load right off of the CD. It does not change anything on the computer, but just loads all info in ram so no changes are made. maybe if you loaded that on the system, you could try to do a system restore, and since you are not loading the version that is installed on the PC, the mouse and keyboard should work. but like i said, never tried it before so can not guarantee anything.

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                      • seanc
                        Badcaps Legend
                        • Nov 2008
                        • 1319

                        #12
                        Re: Directly log into administrator account

                        You hook the drive up to another PC, load the relevant registry hive, modify it and save it.

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                        • kaniki
                          Badcaps Veteran
                          • Dec 2009
                          • 514

                          #13
                          Re: Directly log into administrator account

                          well yea, that would work, but my point is just that if you are going to go through all the work of hooking it up to another pc, and there are known problems as of right now, then you mine as well just back up all the info on it and reinstall everything from scratch. after all, it does not take that long to just reinstall the computer, nor do all the basic updates. not to mention that most people, even computer people do not know how to do that. There are some good ones but i never take into consideration that a person will know how to do it because more times then not, they will not have any idea on how to do it.

                          another thing that slipped my mind.. try doing a repair install from the CD.. that might fix it too and since that is loaded from a repair partition or CD, then you should have no problems with the mouse and keyboard working.

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                          • seanc
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                            • Nov 2008
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                            #14
                            Re: Directly log into administrator account

                            You've a fair point, I'm making a huge assumption there. First newb mistake was uninstalling SP3 :P

                            Also, I agree that re-installing Windows is not that hard, but the end user won't understand why their shortcut isn't in the right place or may not have their original discs (or (legal) licences), if you can leave as much as possible alone, the better.

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                            • 370forlife
                              Large Marge
                              • Aug 2008
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                              #15
                              Re: Directly log into administrator account

                              The person's computer is some senior girl in high school at my instructor's school, so reinstalling windows will be more of a last resort, as she won't understand why itunes won't work, etc....

                              First newb mistake was uninstalling SP3 :P
                              Well, kind of sums him up in one sentence....(hope he dosen't read this forum )

                              Though he's one of the people that's a "i'm A+ certified, opening a power supply is illegal and you will instantly die"...

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                              • ratdude747
                                Black Sheep
                                • Nov 2008
                                • 17136
                                • USA

                                #16
                                Re: Directly log into administrator account

                                you mean the kind that pushes powmax? the ones that say "i know a deal when i see one!"



                                its like the dweebs at school that think that having a newer computer= i'm a computer expert!

                                like saying that owning a ferrari equates being a good driver; the number of celebs totaling them disproves it (like the guy who owned one for a week, then split it in 2 when he hit a tree, killing him and his date)
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                                • seanc
                                  Badcaps Legend
                                  • Nov 2008
                                  • 1319

                                  #17
                                  Re: Directly log into administrator account

                                  Originally posted by 370forlife
                                  The person's computer is some senior girl in high school at my instructor's school, so reinstalling windows will be more of a last resort, as she won't understand why itunes won't work, etc....



                                  Well, kind of sums him up in one sentence....(hope he dosen't read this forum )

                                  Though he's one of the people that's a "i'm A+ certified, opening a power supply is illegal and you will instantly die"...
                                  Ah A+ certified, that's all good but it means nothing if he has no experience dealing with this specific issue.

                                  For all intents and purposes I'm Cisco certified, but I've not done any router configurations for so long I'm really out of touch with the CLI.

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                                  • madmax_2069
                                    Member
                                    • Nov 2008
                                    • 27

                                    #18
                                    Re: Directly log into administrator account

                                    Originally posted by kaniki
                                    I have never tried this so do not know if it will work, but maybe this might. If you get a copy of hiren's boot cd. they have a portable version of XP on it that will load right off of the CD. It does not change anything on the computer, but just loads all info in ram so no changes are made. maybe if you loaded that on the system, you could try to do a system restore, and since you are not loading the version that is installed on the PC, the mouse and keyboard should work. but like i said, never tried it before so can not guarantee anything.
                                    That would be the thing to try, it wouldent hurt. Rolling back doesnt always work though, but if it does it would solve the issue (if its a software issue). But from it BSOD all the time it could be a software issue or a hardware issue.
                                    Last edited by madmax_2069; 01-10-2010, 11:08 AM.

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                                    • NxB
                                      Badcaps Legend
                                      • Feb 2009
                                      • 1595

                                      #19
                                      Re: Directly log into administrator account

                                      Most people leave remote registry on. You wouldn't even have to pull out the drive.

                                      Clever on the remote desktop!

                                      How many hours have been spent on this PC? Dude just has to cut his losses. He should have looked at what was causing the BSOD before uninstalling SP3.
                                      He has to reinstall it anyway later on.

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                                      • seanc
                                        Badcaps Legend
                                        • Nov 2008
                                        • 1319

                                        #20
                                        Re: Directly log into administrator account

                                        The problem with remote registry may be authenticating yourself, which is why I suggested pulling the drive.

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