Re-installing XP. Thwarted within seconds.
I have been attempting to re-install XP for a friend on her HP Evo N1050v laptop.
Thus far the machine has only offered me the Recovery Console option and, in desperation, I have attempted to take that road. This requires me to use the administrator password. I did the original installation a couple of years ago and, to the best of my recollection, didn't create such a password. Incidentally, just pressing 'Enter' doesn't work in this instance. In an attempt to solve the problem, I went into the BIOS and created a new password. That doesn't work either.
Any ideas how I could get past this problem, Gentlemen, please?
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PS My favoured course of action would be to recommend a trip to the local supermarket with £300 in her purse. However, she works on a farm and isn't exactly well off, so I'd like to complete the job if possible.