*************Have you tried starting the computer in safe mode and 
seeing if you can access the administrator account that way?

>If there is a password on that too, there is a program available 
>free on line called  "Windows NT/2k/XP/Vista Change Password / 
>Registry Editor / Boot CD", and it is available from
>
>http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
>
>I have used it on computers I bought at auction.
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I got the above from a list and saved it for just this time!
         Elliott
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At 06:34 PM 9/26/2008, you wrote:
>I am working on a computer that was badly comtaminated with spyware 
>and XP Virus Protector. I installed a new hard drive and installed 
>XP.  When it loads windows, it asks for a password, but I have never 
>entered one.  I have used a utility to eliminate the password, looks 
>successful, but still asks for a password.  Must be something coming 
>from the Asus BIOS, but I can't figure out how to login. The message 
>I get when I click on the pasword, is:
>"The system cannot log you on due to the following error:
>The specified domain either does not exist or could not be 
>contacted. Please try again or consult your system 
>administrator."  How can I get around this problem?
>
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