Article ID: 899261
Article Last Modified on 6/16/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
SYMPTOMS
When you start a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer for the first time, the Out of Box Experience (OOBE) component runs. When the Setup Wizard then displays the Administrator Password page, you are prompted to type an administrator password in the Administrator Password box. But after you type a password, instead of retyping the password in the Confirm Password box, you decide to click Skip to skip the operation. However, when you click Skip, the operation is not skipped. Instead, the password that you typed is applied.
Because of this problem, you may not remember what password that you typed. Therefore, you may not be able to log on to Windows by using the administrator account.
WORKAROUND
To prevent this problem, either confirm the password or clear the Administrator Password box before you click Skip. If this problem has already occurred, and therefore you cannot log on to Windows XP as an administrator, you must reinstall Windows XP. When you reinstall Windows XP, you apply the default file permissions and the default registry permissions to the Windows XP installation. For more information about how to reinstall Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
315341 How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
MORE INFORMATION
OOBE performs the following functions:
- Product activation
- Product registration
- User creation
- Mouse tutorial
Keywords: kbtshoot KB899261
