Lost Windows Recovery/installation Cd Disk How To Fix

But how do you restore your windows installation cd image from hidden partition?

We hope that is what he did, producer copy of Windows XP CD-ROM image on your hard drive. Hard drives are so large these days that it takes up little space and has some advantages speak in a second.

To determine if the image of the CD ROM will appear on your computer, look for a folder called I386. There may be different, but what interests us in the vicinity of 7000 contains the files that are two of them and Winnt.exe winnt32.exe. 

The I386 directory is typically one of the top-level directory on the CD-ROM distribution, but above is the directory that contains the distributed copy of Windows XP. Winnt.exe and Winnt32.exe are the DOS and protected mode setup programs, respectively. (You should only need this if you intend to see to reinstall Windows XP from scratch – I use it as an easy way that we have the correct directory.) Now that you know that the CD – What happens if ‘ image ROM calls following the CD-ROM?

Do not worry, it’s actually quite simple. Insert a rule, the "CD" message is only an OK button and "Cancel". Press OK, so you can not. In the next dialog box, called a rule, give the location of the CD-ROM, simply type the full path to the I386 folder have previously discovered.

That’s it. But it gets better. Windows remembers. Now that you mentioned, where the Windows installation CD-ROM is to remember, dass The next time you are in a situation that might require the installation CD of Windows is at first sight when he discovers what is not needed then to worry about asking.

Personally, I think the practical thing – so that even if I close my Windows CD I’m also on my hard drive and copy of Windows at this point you copy the first time you have requested. Then it is not necessary to think or to insert the CD. And this technique works for many other CD-ROM products, including Microsoft Office.

Recover and Reset Password in Windows 7/Vista/XP/2003/2K/NT

Method 1: Take a rest, and try hard to remember the forgotten password

Sometimes, human beings are a bit “strange. You will not get the thing you need for urgency. Thus, a cafe, take a glance or even return after a few days, you may find that suddenly “remember” your Windows password.

Method 2: Try Blank Password Administrator Login Backdoor

In Windows XP (not Windows Vista as Administrator account is not enabled by default), is built in Administrator user account that has administrative rights, enabled by default, and no word password to protect access of the account was. If you have not changed the administrator password, and then try to connect to Windows XP without a password.

Method 3: Reset password from another user account with administrator credentials

If you can not connect to Windows using a special user account, but you can access another account that has administrative credentials, follow these steps on how to do the trick:

1. Log on to Windows by using another administrator account that has a password that you remember. You may need to start Windows in the safe mode.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type “control userpasswords2″, and then click OK.
4. Click the user account that you forgot the password for, and then click Reset Password.
5. Type a new password in both the New password and the Confirm new password boxes, and then click OK.

Method 4: Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0

1. Download and burn the ISO file on to a CD or USB flash drive
2. Boot from the CD or USB flash drive
   

   NOTE:
   To reboot your PC with a CD/DVD disk, it’s necessary to change your computer’s setting to make it boot from the CD/DVD.

3. When the CD/DVD or USB disk boots, you’ll see Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 is initializing .
4. Select Windows installation to be processed
5. Select the user name whose password you want to reset and click “Reset” button to reset the password.
6. A message is displayed. Click “Yes” to confirm your action. Or, click “No” to undo your selection.
7. “Success” message is displayed after the user’s password has been successfully reset.
8. You have changed your forgotten password to a blank one. Remove the Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 bootable CD/DVD or USB Flash Drive and click “Reboot” button to reboot the computer. Now you are able to log into your computer without a password! .
9. Remove the CD or USB flash drive and reboot the computer.

Method 5: Windows Password Key 8.0

1. Download and burn the ISO file on to a CD or USB flash drive
2. Boot from the CD or USB flash drive
   

   
   

3. When the CD/DVD or USB disk boots, you’ll see Windows Password key 8.0 is initializing .
   
4. Chose Windows installation to be processed
   
5. Look the user name whose password you want to reset and type its number to reset the password.
   
6. A message is display. Type “Y” to confirm your action. Or, type “N” to undo your selection.
   
7. “Success” message is displayed after the user’s password has been successfully reset. You have changed your forgotten password to a blank one. Remove the Windows Password key 8.0 bootable CD/DVD or USB Flash Drive and click “Reboot” button to reboot the computer. Now you are able to log into your computer without a password! .
   
8. Remove the CD or USB flash drive and reboot the computer

Method 6: Windows Password Recovery 6.0

Windows XP Warnings

Warning! #1

Should you do a repair install and is it the best choice?

A Repair Install is not foolproof and should not be considered the cure-all fix for non-boot situations. The below procedure applies only if you can still boot into Windows.

To prevent loss of data and/or program settings, perform the following before the Repair Install.

Manually delete the Undo_guimode.txt file from the Windows\System32 folder before you perform any of the actions that are listed in the "Symptoms" section of this article. To do this in Windows XP, type the following command at a command prompt:

del /a /f %windir%\system32\undo_guimode.txt

1. From the Start menu, click Run. 
2. In the Run dialog box, in the Open text box, type: cmd. Click OK.
3. Delete the undo_guimode.txt file. In the C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe dialog box, type: del /a /f c:\windows\system32\undo_guimode.txt. Press the ENTER key.

Also as a precaution the windows\system32\WPA.DBL  and WPA.BAK should be copied to a floppy before doing a repair install. For more information see Alex Nichol's  article on XP activation.

More articles to help prevent data loss.

Additional tips to perform before initiating the Repair Install.You should complete the basic requirements of backing up all files and folders that cannot be restored from other media. This includes passwords, applications purchased and downloaded from the internet without CD support, financial records and folders, digital images that cannot be replaced...............

Backup copies of your registry files (in the %systemroot%\Repair folder) are also replaced after the in-place upgrade is complete.  Copy these registry backups to another location before you perform an in-place upgrade/Repair Install.  You may need to use them after the in-place upgrade is complete.

It would also be a good idea to run the Files And Settings Transfer wizard F.A.S.T located on the XP CD.

If you made unorthodox registry changes with third party software, there is the potential of data loss from a Repair Install. Another consideration of concern would be a power failure during the repair install could render your system un bootable and result in loss of data.

The likelihood of you losing the files and folders is probably of minimal risk, but you have to expect the worst and make sure you are prepared for recovery.

If you are sure you have explored all other troubleshooting avenues, then proceed with the repair install.

If you get a warning message: "Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on your computer is newer than the version on the CD."

You get this message when you use a pre-SP 1, SP2 XP CD on an XP installation that has been updated to SP1, SP2.

You have the options listed below.

1. Remove the SP 1, SP2 update if the option is available from Add/Remove.
2. Create a slipstreamed XP CD merging the SP1 or SP2 update.
   2a Autostreamer for creating a slipstreamed CD the easy way.
3. Purchase an XP CD with SP2 included.

Warning!! #2

If the Repair Option is not Available

What should I do? Most important do not ignore the information below!

If the option to Repair Install is NOT available and you continue with the install; you will delete your Windows folder and the Documents and Settings folders.  All applications installed that place keys in the registry will need to be re-installed and will require the original install media.

You should exit setup if the repair option is not available and consider other options. I have found if the Repair option is not available, you have a few paths I have listed below to try before XP  requires a Clean install.

Another option to consider (since the cost of 100 + gig hard drives has dropped to well under $75) would be to disconnect the current hard drive and install a clean XP from retail disks or restore media to a new hard drive. You can then connect the original hard drive after configuring the jumpers to a slave drive. You can retrieve important files. One thing to remember, if a hard drive has not been formatted or written over by reinstalling, the data is accessible. The less you access a hard drive after a non-boot episode; the better your chances of retrieving your data.

Very important!!

If you still have the ability to access the Windows XP installation, backup all important files not restorable from other sources before attempting any recovery console or other trouble shooting attempts.

Possible Fix by reconfiguring boot.ini using Recovery Console.

 1.Boot with XP CD or 6 floppy boot disk set.

 2. Press R to load the Recovery Console. 

 3. Type bootcfg. 

 4. This should fix any boot.ini errors causing setup not to see the  XP OS

      install. 

 5. Try the repair install.

One more suggestion from MVP Alex Nichol

"Reboot, this time taking the immediate R option and if the CD letter is say K: give these commands

copy K:\i386\ntldr C:\
copy K:\i386\ntdetect.com C:\

(two other files needed - just in case)

1. Type: attrib -h -r -s C:\boot.ini del C:\boot.ini

2. Type: BootCfg /Rebuild

which will get rid of any damaged boot.ini, search the disk for systems and make a new one. This might even result in a damaged windows reappearing; but gives another chance of getting at the repair"

Try the link below if the repair option is not available.

Warning!! #3

Updates must be applied before connecting to the internet after a repair install.

Reapply updates or service packs applied since initial Windows XP installation. Please note that a Repair Install using an Original pre service pack 1 or 2 XP CD used as the install media will remove SP1/SP2 respectively and service packs plus updates issued after the service packs will need to be reapplied.