Adonis said:
HI
I cannot access my laptop:
1. I had a contractor working on my house.
2. I decided to secure my laptop by entering my password
3. I believe I misspelled my password when I entered it the 2nd time
around.
I tried ALL known combinations
It all boils down to one or two typos
I need to access my PC
??Is there a way to by-pass this and get on???
Did you apply a BIOS password or a Windows password? The BIOS password
is required immediately after you start the computer. It will not boot
the operating system without the correct password. The Windows password
is - obviously - only in Windows.
If you applied a BIOS password, since you have a laptop it's a bit
trickier to remove. You can tell us exactly what make/model laptop you
have and we may be able to tell you how to clear the BIOS password. Or
you can contact the laptop mftr.'s tech support.
If the password was only to Windows, it is very easy to fix this:
In XP Home, boot the computer into Safe Mode. Do this by repeatedly
tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to
the right menu. Navigate using your Up arrow key; the mouse will not
work here. Once in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden
Administrator account. The default password is a blank.
In XP Pro, you do not need to go into Safe Mode. At the Welcome Screen,
do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic Windows logon box. Type in
"Administrator" and whatever password you assigned when you set up
Windows.
If you reset the built-in Administrator account's password in Home or
have Pro and don't remember the password, use NTpasswd to change the
built-in Administrator account's password to a blank.
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
Then go to the User Accounts applet in Control Panel and set passwords
that you will remember and make other desired changes.
Malke
