if you boot to the pro os and at the welcome screen press cntl alt delete
twice you will get the prompt for username and password. use the
administrator account and change the normal user password credentials. if
this won't work than rebuild the os.
"mtandrews" <mtandrews[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F0E38B67-C639-4253-8579-78B03DC5CB95[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] >I have recently turned my computer into a dual boot system by adding xp pro
> on a seperate HD. Have been using pro and getting it up to speed and all
> of
> a sudden today when I booted up Pro asks me for a password which it has
> never
> done before. I remember during the install of pro it asked me to create a
> admin name and password. I used the same one that I use for Home. I have
> booted to Pro at least 10 times since I installed it on Christmas and it
> has
> never asked me for a password. When I put in my password it says that it
> ain't right. Now I can't get into Pro! I can still get into Home but
> even
> the "window" that you put your name and password in is very different than
> how it used to be. To add more to the cunundrum is that this didn't
> happen
> until I installed a new wireless network card (Netgear WG311) because my
> Zonet ZEW1602 decided to go on permanent vacation. Please tell me that I
> aint gonna have to scrub my Pro install, I just started getting it how I
> want
> it so I can scrub Home.
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