Hi.. someone please help me,
i'm a practical student. i got 2 laptop (A & B) and my task is to paste system config from A to B. But I did wrong, and got B paste to A instead. Which i need to tell, laptop A have a user password protection and its user account is protected from access. I did repair windows but all the result is a total FAILURE, the setup always RESTART right after it started. the problem actually is i accidentally copy and paste all file in folder config in system32 from laptop B and paste it in folder config on laptop B. Dude, i almost got myself scream when i realize that. please help, right now i can only format this hdd. but there something bothering me,

1) i need to get rid of the user account protection so i can backup the data and format this hdd or
2) how can i resolve this problem without reformat.Are you sure you're doing a repair install?
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htmYes. I am positively sure i did that. However, setup was failed because it cannot BOOT. I think because i have REPLACED all data in the config section maybe the cause. If anyone know how to remove user protection so i can backup the data in user account would be extremely helpful.Are you sure you're booting from the CD?Yes, i only setup 2 boot option on the BIOS. the first is CD-rom and 2nd is hard disk.Ok, what System Config is this?i guess it on user profile.. location here:

"windows\system32\config\"

i've paste all files inside it with other drive files. Can help me on this?You might want to look here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

What were you trying to accomplish anyways?My priority is to RECOVER the data on user account before reformat windows. However it is protected from any access and cause me extremely painful LOOKING for solution ^^. Second is to repair windows without format if possible as i cant risk losing any data.

Btw, this is the exact problem state when boot my laptop "System error: Lsass.exe
When trying to update a password the return status indicates that the value provided as the current password is not correct." I'll try looking on the link for solution first.All right, good luck!erm, anyway, can you point me to a direction where i can get guide on accessing protected user account on windows xp please? i cant get to a correct guide page on the www.Wait, so you want to get into the protected account without going through windows?yeah.. because i already make it an external hdd. however i found out one example on this, and still trying. It is to take ownership of the file. But im still trying and didnt know the result yet.Take ownership of file or folder: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421Thanks a lot. I finally did it. i can access to the user account again. So i think i'm gonna reformat this notebook. The link you gave me help a lot. ^^