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Had to re-sys. &nbsp;Split the points since you did take the time to answer. &nbsp;Thanks, though.
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Had to re-sys.  Split the points since you did take the time to answer.  Thanks, though.

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User in our organization decided to &quot;upgrade&quot; their Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8 Developer Preview on their production machine.<br />
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Cannot log in to machine now. &nbsp;Get an error that reads... &quot;The email addess or password is incorrect. &nbsp;Try again.<br />
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Safe mode was not enabled. &nbsp;Administrator was not enabled. &nbsp;Peter Norday-Hagen's Offline Recover Tool does not work.<br />
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Have tried the &lt;Shift&gt; - F8 key to no avail.<br />
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Any ideas short of a rebuild?
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User in our organization decided to "upgrade" their Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8 Developer Preview on their production machine.

Cannot log in to machine now.  Get an error that reads... "The email addess or password is incorrect.  Try again.

Safe mode was not enabled.  Administrator was not enabled.  Peter Norday-Hagen's Offline Recover Tool does not work.

Have tried the <Shift> - F8 key to no avail.

Any ideas short of a rebuild?

Windows 8 Developer Preview

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