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Password on laptop

14 years ago

I was given a lap top passed down from several people and when I got it no body rembered password to get on internet.Any possible way to go around it?Thanks a lot

rachels@cebridge.net

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bpgreen
14 years ago
The password to get on the internet or the password to get into the computer?

I would assume you'd need to set up a new account of some sort to get on the internet unless the former owner is still paying for the internet connection and wants to let you use it.
louisiana_girl
Original Author
14 years ago
bp
I am sorry it is to get into the computer.
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bpgreen
14 years ago
Okay. That's a bit different. It's a little tougher to fix, but not impossible. Do you know if they have the recovery CD for the laptop? If so, you could just set it back to facroty settings and create new users.

Some laptops have a recovery option built in that you can access by pressing a specific key during the boot process.

What laptop is it? I'd like to see if we can get it done through one of these methods before going to the other approaches.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
14 years ago
I personally do not give out that kind of info since I don't know if you got it legit or if it was stolen, I am sure you got it legit but no way for us to know. You can find out how to get the admin password if you use google search there are instructions out there.
Someone may offer more info.
bpgreen
14 years ago
RavenCajun. I understand your reluctance. It's why I didn't give a step by step guide.

But does it matter?

If I have physical access to the PC, I can get information off it unless the hard drive itself is encrypted.
owbist
14 years ago
I too understand ravencajun's reluctance to offer aid in these cases. However on this forum things are somewhat different. Checking loiusiana_girl's signature one sees she has been a member of gardenweb since 2002 so she is hardly a fly by night drifter wandering through here. Bpgreen's advice on how to return the computer to factory defaults also protects any sensitive data that may be on the machine now.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
14 years ago
that is exactly why I led her to google where with a quick search that info is readily available.

Everyone has their own rules on what they feel they will or will not do which is fine no problem.
louisiana_girl
Original Author
14 years ago
bp
I have a dell model no.PPO6S running windows ip professional .The product key XCBX3-CF94K-R7KX3-97RFW-X3CTB.
I do not know that much about computers and have a HP Pavillion for home use but if I can fix this one I want to put geneolgy research on it If you can help be glad to have you tell me what to do
bpgreen
14 years ago
I found it after I changed the O to a 0.

That looks like it's a Latitude D410. Here is a link to their documentation.

Unfortunately, it looks like that's not one of the models that has the extra boot utility, so you'll only be able to reinstall using the original CDs. If you have the original CDs, you can reinstall Windows. If not, the only thing I can think to do is to reset the passwords. There are ways to do that, but I think it would take too long a post to describe here. Also, I'm not sure it's a good idea to post instructions for doing that here.
louisiana_girl
Original Author
14 years ago
Just having the disk I can fix it?do you know of place to order the disk?Can I put another hard drive in it and then do the rest of it?I do not have manual or any recovery disks
louisiana_girl
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks bp.Late now so will do it tomorrow.

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