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Elbereth - Thank you for your response. &nbsp;<br />
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In the mean time, I went back to basics with the Windows Installation CD. &nbsp;The first time I tried to use it, I selected &quot;R&quot; for repair right off the bat. &nbsp;This required a computer administrator password, which of course, nobody had.<br />
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The second time, I went to install windows, it detected a previous operating system and asked if I wanted it repaired (which I did). &nbsp;Once that was done, I successfully booted the computer and now I can get in because it was registered in the domain I work in.<br />
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Thank you for your prompt response. &nbsp;I'll send the points your way.<br />
Conkshell
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Elbereth - Thank you for your response.  

In the mean time, I went back to basics with the Windows Installation CD.  The first time I tried to use it, I selected "R" for repair right off the bat.  This required a computer administrator password, which of course, nobody had.

The second time, I went to install windows, it detected a previous operating system and asked if I wanted it repaired (which I did).  Once that was done, I successfully booted the computer and now I can get in because it was registered in the domain I work in.

Thank you for your prompt response.  I'll send the points your way.
Conkshell

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I'm new at my job and I was left a server that won't boot and no documentation regarding passwords. &nbsp;The machine will show the Windows Server 2003 splashscreen, flash blue, then restart. &nbsp;I used a Windows Server 2003 CD to boot it, but it requries an admin password to repair the installation. &nbsp;To further complicate matters, it has a raid configuration so some of the live boot linux CD's won't work either.<br />
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Any Suggestions?<br />
Thanks,<br />
Conkshell
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I'm new at my job and I was left a server that won't boot and no documentation regarding passwords.  The machine will show the Windows Server 2003 splashscreen, flash blue, then restart.  I used a Windows Server 2003 CD to boot it, but it requries an admin password to repair the installation.  To further complicate matters, it has a raid configuration so some of the live boot linux CD's won't work either.

Any Suggestions?
Thanks,
Conkshell

Windows will not boot and I don't have Admin password to Repair

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).