Boot up passwords

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Trace

Hi,
Been trying to get into my "Boot up" and "Set up" menu's, but unfortunately,
it seems I have lost the password. I get three attempts and then windows
starts normally.
Is there any way I can retrieve my "boot up" password, which is different
from my log on password.
Help!
 
Trace said:
Hi,
Been trying to get into my "Boot up" and "Set up" menu's, but
unfortunately,
it seems I have lost the password. I get three attempts and then windows
starts normally.
Is there any way I can retrieve my "boot up" password, which is different
from my log on password.
Help!
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Presumably you mean a BIOS password?
Are you on a laptop or a desktop?
 
Trace said:
Hi,
Been trying to get into my "Boot up" and "Set up" menu's, but unfortunately,
it seems I have lost the password. I get three attempts and then windows
starts normally.
Is there any way I can retrieve my "boot up" password, which is different
from my log on password.
Help!
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Getting into the BIOS when it is password-protected depends on the
machine. If a desktop, simply removing the CMOS battery for a while (can
vary from a few minutes to over night) will return the BIOS to default
settings. If a laptop, check with the laptop mftr. and/or Google for
something like "clear BIOS password [computer make]".


Malke
 
Many thanks
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Malke said:
Trace said:
Hi,
Been trying to get into my "Boot up" and "Set up" menu's, but unfortunately,
it seems I have lost the password. I get three attempts and then windows
starts normally.
Is there any way I can retrieve my "boot up" password, which is different
from my log on password.
Help!
Click to expand...

Getting into the BIOS when it is password-protected depends on the
machine. If a desktop, simply removing the CMOS battery for a while (can
vary from a few minutes to over night) will return the BIOS to default
settings. If a laptop, check with the laptop mftr. and/or Google for
something like "clear BIOS password [computer make]".


Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
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MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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