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by flyboys

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I being stupid deleted the user name also admin name in the logon. Cannot logon to windows xp pro. Tried safe mode still asks for logon. Is the only way to reinstall windows xp ????

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by ann777

Only an administrator can logon to the recovery console and potentially try to recover these lost passwords from another box... with your box on the network. Unfortunately, your box cannot be on the network to do anything with if both the id's are deleted.

Have you tried logging on to recovery console to the local computer instead of the domain?

If you don't have backups or cannot get in, then yes, the only way is to reinstall WinXP. If you do end up taking this reoute, make sure you format the hdd first. WinXP does not take well to two installations on top of each other.

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