can this be done any other way than through the control panel? I need a dos or recovery console solution.



Basically i need to create a new user as a workaround to a corrupted user account. I cannot use safe mode because i just finished a windows XP repair. This means XP needs to activate, and wont do so in safe mode.



and F/R isn't an option.

8/31/2007 3:04:57 PM

net user "username" "password" /add

[Edited on August 31, 2007 at 3:13 PM. Reason : a]

8/31/2007 3:12:58 PM

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/net_user.mspx

[Edited on August 31, 2007 at 3:14 PM. Reason : ^ knew somebody would say it before me]

8/31/2007 3:14:12 PM

This is XP Home


net user doesn't seem to be supported in the recovery console.

8/31/2007 4:34:22 PM

net use would work in home. But as far as i know theres no way to add a user from the recovery console.

If the computer will boot up to a login prompt, then you can try adding a new user from another computer. Just point the users and groups MMC pluggin at your busted computer and login.

8/31/2007 4:41:03 PM

ill give that a shot.

8/31/2007 4:54:05 PM

copy the sam and hashes from another machine with a pe disk. login with those credentials.

9/1/2007 9:53:46 PM