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IBM ThinkPad laptop 20 years old - locked password Windows 2000 pro

teachinggal123 · 2021-01-16 17:35:04

My uncle gave me his old IBM ThinkPad laptop and charger that he had used 15-20 years ago. He says that he thought the HDD was fried but it turns on and boots to the Win 2000 pro screen. The problem is that he's forgotten the Windows password. The laptop has no battery and no working cd or disk drive. There are USB ports…

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#32 22-03-2021 1:30pm
Inquitus

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Its not worth the hassle, send it to the PC place in the sky!

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#33 22-03-2021 1:38pm
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I know this may be a stupid question, but I have to ask. Have you tried logging in with the password field left blank?

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