HP Pav P614OF Vista 64

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Getting transient error msg 0x800423F3 when trying to restore to prev date. Accidentally deleted my Administrator password off my desktop and was trying to restore back to before I deleted it, so I wouldn't lose any data by password protecting again. 

[CherylG]

Found this solution on another site>>>

1) Start the computer and press f8 on boot up and select 'Safe Mode without networking'.

2) In the start menu type 'cmd' (without quotes) and on the top search result right click the program and choose 'run as administrator'

3) Type "net stop winmgmt" without quotes and press enter to make certain the WindowsManagementInstrumentation (WMI) service is not running.

4) In the start menu click 'computer' on the right hand side. Go to the windows\system32\WBEM\ folder and rename the Repository folder to something else like OLDRepository (right click and choose 'Rename Folder'.

5) Reboot and restart as normal.

6) In the start menu type 'cmd' (without quotes) and at the top right click the program and choose 'run as administrator'

7) Type 'net stop winmgmt' (without quotes) and press enter to stop the wmi service.

8) Type 'winmgmt /resetRepository' (without quotes)and restart the system.

[Red-Tag]

Thanks for the response but I'm sorry,  I am lost and confused. I can't find an F8 option on my boot up screen. I have an F9 Diagnostics, F10 Setup, F11 System Recovery and ESC= Boot Menu which offers an F4 to boot with defaults.

[CherylG]

You don't have the F8 option on the logo screen. The F8 key boots Windows into Safe Mode.Start tapping it right past the logo screen, but before the Windows loading screen.