Can't get into laptop. Forgotten password

73trix

I have a password to get into my laptop. I've stupidly forgotten it. Thought it would be easy to rem. Ha. Maybe not! What can I do? I've been scribbling 20+ versions as I know the general password if you know what I mean. V frustrating if I can't get in at all.

KingBrian2

73trix wrote: »

I have a password to get into my laptop. I've stupidly forgotten it. Thought it would be easy to rem. Ha. Maybe not! What can I do? I've been scribbling 20+ versions as I know the general password if you know what I mean. V frustrating if I can't get in at all.

As far as I can gleam you have to reset your system. Here have a look.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2988539/windows/if-you-forget-your-windows-admin-password-try-this.html

Tefral

Is this for the actual machine like a startup BIOS password or the windows login?

73trix

Tefral wrote: »

Is this for the actual machine like a startup BIOS password or the windows login?

It's to get onto the computer. I can't get as far as Windows.

me_irl

You might be able to retrieve the password with OphCrack.

http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

Download the iso and burn that to a cd/dvd/live usb and boot from it (usually pressing F11 or F12 when the pc is booting up and select boot from cd/dvd/usb).

73trix

me_irl wrote: »

You might be able to retrieve the password with OphCrack.

http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

Download the iso and burn that to a cd/dvd/live usb and boot from it (usually pressing F11 or F12 when the pc is booting up and select boot from cd/dvd/usb).

Sorry but I can't use my laptop at all. Do you mean to download to a smart phone and put that on a USB? This is new territory to me. The laptop does not have a cd / dvd drive. Guess it's more a notebook?

me_irl

73trix wrote: »

Sorry but I can't use my laptop at all. Do you mean to download to a smart phone and put that on a USB? This is new territory to me. The laptop does not have a cd / dvd drive. Guess it's more a notebook?

No.

You'd have to download it on another machine "burn" the .iso file to a usb to make it bootable.

Is there anyone that can do this for you?

whoopsadoodles

Have a google of sticky keys password hack.

KingBrian2

73trix wrote: »

It's to get onto the computer. I can't get as far as Windows.

Did the link I provide not help?

73trix

me_irl wrote: »

No.

You'd have to download it on another machine "burn" the .iso file to a usb to make it bootable.

Is there anyone that can do this for you?

No. Not til the weekend. ONly the one computer in the house.

73trix

KingBrian2 wrote: »

Did the link I provide not help?

I'll have to wait to borrow someone's computer to download and put onto usb to get into my notebook. There's no place for dvd/ cd. Very basic apparatus.