password recovery/factory default

I recently bought a cisco 2501 router from ebay for educational purposes. It came with preconfigured passwords which I didn't have so I used the instructions at the following link:

However when I get to the point where you should type in startup-config running-config I get the response unknown command or computer name....

As well the prompt I have is different from the example. It shows: router(boot)>

instead of router>

the same applies for enable mode: router(boot)# instead of router#

and now every time I power the router it gives me the setup program (twice through)

***also****: whenever I type configure terminal I end up with:

Enter configuration commands, one per line. Edit with DELETE, CTRL/W, and CTRL/U; end with CTRL/Z

-instead of a new command line with (config) in front of it.

Very confused here, all help is appreciated.

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Posted 5 years ago by chusome in Cisco Systems

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