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Locked Out of a Laptop ??

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  • 11-08-2006 12:31pm
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    Cork Skate
    Registered Users Posts: 884 ✭✭✭


    Has anyone got any ideas on this ?

    A user has bought a second hand laptop, and changed the password and cannot remember what it is?

    Its a HP, with XP and usb drives and dvd-rw drive. I have the model aswell (but dont have it to hand right now)

    Anyone have any ideas anyway so far ??


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    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,663 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    Hmm, while I won't make presumptions, is it possible they got the laptop without knowing the password?


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    majiktripp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭majiktripp


    Is it a bios password or a Windows user account password?


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    Cork Skate
    Registered Users Posts: 884 ✭✭✭Cork Skate


    delly wrote:
    Hmm, while I won't make presumptions, is it possible they got the laptop without knowing the password?

    Ah no ... fair enough asking i suppose, but no.
    majiktripp wrote:
    Is it a bios password or a Windows user account password?

    Windows User Account

    I was thinking of something like ERD Commander but its Windows XP


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    hshortt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭hshortt


    Follow the details here There are various methods you can use. Be careful.

    cheerio
    Howard


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    #6
    Cork Skate
    Registered Users Posts: 884 ✭✭✭Cork Skate


    hshortt wrote:
    Follow the details here There are various methods you can use. Be careful.

    cheerio
    Howard

    Thats the job, i'll let you know how i get on.


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