Can't get into laptop

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Ian Smith

We have regained possession of a Hewlet Packard laptop that was used by an
ex-employee.
Problem is we can't get into it because we don't know the password and can't
get it from the ex-employee.

Is there a way to bypass this? Or to reformat the drive on start up - tried
all ways of booting up but always end up being asked the password.

Thanks
Ian
 
Does it start to boot Windows, or does it ask for the
password before Windows starts to boot?

There may be a password set in the BIOS, to clear that, open
the case and remove the CMOS battery.


| We have regained possession of a Hewlet Packard laptop
that was used by an
| ex-employee.
| Problem is we can't get into it because we don't know the
password and can't
| get it from the ex-employee.
|
| Is there a way to bypass this? Or to reformat the drive
on start up - tried
| all ways of booting up but always end up being asked the
password.
|
| Thanks
| Ian
|
|
 
Ian said:
We have regained possession of a Hewlet Packard laptop that was used by an
ex-employee.
Problem is we can't get into it because we don't know the password and
can't get it from the ex-employee.

Is there a way to bypass this? Or to reformat the drive on start up -
tried all ways of booting up but always end up being asked the password.

Thanks
Ian
Click to expand...

Please crosspost instead of multiposting - then all the replies to your post
will end up in the same place instead of being fragmented across two or
more groups....
 
Ian said:
We have regained possession of a Hewlet Packard laptop that was used by an
ex-employee.
Problem is we can't get into it because we don't know the password and can't
get it from the ex-employee.

Is there a way to bypass this? Or to reformat the drive on start up - tried
all ways of booting up but always end up being asked the password.
Click to expand...

Asked and answered in detail in the other newsgroup to which you posted.
Please don't multipost; it makes more work for everyone and will get you
*less* help, not more. See this for why:

http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

If you have forgotten where you posted or can't find your post, use
Google Groups Advanced Search and search for your name.


Malke
 
Ta for heads up - but no idea what you mean by crosspost - wasn't sure if
this was an xp or a hardware issue!
 
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