Gaming Reformatted Desktop but still requires password

[moodswinger]

I reformatted my cousin's desktop with Windows XP SP3 because apparently she doesn't maintain her PC from viruses and malwares. Avast scanned through 3000+ viruses so we decided to reformat. But the problem is that after we installed everything, we can't log in because the damn PC is asking for a password that I didn't suffice.

Any of guys can give me hand to solve this?
Any kind of help would be appreciated.

 

[Lee79]

Try this> http://www.wikihow.com/Log-on-to-Windows-X...t-Your-Password

 

[moodswinger]

But that's the thing, there suppose to be no passwords or whatsoever because I just reformatted. I didnt forget it, I didn't forget anything at all.

 

[Lee79]

Leave the box blank and press the key.

 

[moodswinger]

I tried that but it says it needs a password.

 

[Lee79]

Try this and set a password>http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html or Reinstall Xp and make sure you enter a Password.

 

[moodswinger]

I'll try that tomorrow, I'm not at my cousin's anymore. I did try to reinstall XP. The problem is this, it didn't ask for me to assign a password, but it still asks for one when I login.

 

[Lee79]

I take it you are using a custom XP cd with unattended install? (where you do not input the Licence key and user details) Try downloading a clean unaltered copy of XP

 

[moodswinger]

I did enter the license key and some of the user details, but no passwords were involved there.

 

[Lee79]

Well you should of had this screen come up

 

[moodswinger]

Oh yeah, that didn't come up. But it did ask for the Administrator's name and for nth users' names.

 

[Lee79]

Well try downloading another XP cd must be a altered copy of XP and use the Licence key you already have. Or try the boot cd in my other post to change the password

 

[moodswinger]

Ok, I'll try that.