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Can't get into laptop. Forgotten password

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  • 23-11-2016 7:50pm
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    73trix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭


    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.


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    KingBrian2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,363 ✭✭✭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


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    Tefral
    Registered Users Posts: 4,335 ✭✭✭Tefral


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


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    73trix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭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.


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    me_irl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭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).


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    73trix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭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?


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    me_irl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭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?


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    whoopsadoodles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,058 ✭✭✭whoopsadoodles


    Have a google of sticky keys password hack.


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    KingBrian2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,363 ✭✭✭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?


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    73trix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭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.


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    73trix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭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.


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