BSOD: Copied over /repair/software and now can’t login!?
My work computer recently stopped working. When I boot it up, it gives me blue screen with hive message can’t find system32\config\system. I went into recovery console but it wanted admin password which I don’t have and corporate won’t give me. I don’t want to send it in and wait to get it back, so I hooked up hdd to a desktop and copied c:\windows\repair\software to c:\windows\system32\config\sof… Put hdd back into laptop and booted up and it boots into windows! However, it doesn’t recognize my username/password anymore. What can I do to fix this?
Thanks!
i’m not hacking it; i’m simply fixing it like i would if it were mine, but now my username/pw no longer works; i’m in IT, but i’ve never run into this problem before; they can’t give me the admin pw because it’s the same for the entire company, but i can fix it on my own to save the company a lot of money; and i’ve made backups so everything i do is reversible; i simply need this to work so I can do my job
Well this is the answer I get? And from a "top contributor" at that.
Tagged with: boots • entire company • hive • job • laptop • money • repair software • top contributor • windows repair • work computer
Filed under: Windows Repair Software
Its not nice to hack your work computer. Have the computer techs fix it, it’s their job.
I think you’re going to have to send it in for repair because fixing it w/out windows recovery console will mess up the account settings.
Good Luck.