Help, My boyfriend locked me out my computer!

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mmluna00

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My boyfriend had bought me a Toshiba Satellite 135 laptop for my birthday, and we both used it, and had our own Windows Vista accounts. I believe we were both set as administrators. Anyways, our relationship started going sour, and as revenge, he put a password on the computer when it boots. Well we made up for awhile, and he gave me the password. Then another night after I was asleep he wiped my computer out, and only setup one Windows Vista user acct under his name with a password. Of course his hint, is me. Yet I tried to guess, and he's not playing nice so I haven't been able to get in for 2 months. Any ideas how I can reset this password. I saw a few things earlier, but had trouble still. My computer didn't come with a very good user manual, and there's nothing about my bios anywhere. I played with it a little, but I can't figure this out. Is my computer totally hopeless or is it best to take it somewhere? Please advise.

Oh, and I'm trying not to wipe it completely out as my computer holds hundreds of personal photos that I would like to have. I backed all these up once or twice, but again as revenge he took them too!
 

My Computer

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
He paid for the computer right... Shouldn't he own it???
Any way
Turn on pc and push F8 a billion times until u have an option to start window's normally and safe modes. Select safe mode.
You will find a new account called administrator.
it should be password free so simply click on it to log in.
then go to user accounts and change his password.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHZ
    Memory
    2GB DDR2 800MHZ
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1600*1200
    Hard Drives
    2X1 Terabyte 32Mb 7200R/PM
    Internet Speed
    Adsl2+
That is one of the single most absurd things i believe i have heard this month, SWAT. You are getting into the realm of intellectual property here. Everything in that computer is hers,she put it there, she has every right to it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sager 9261/Clevo D900C
    CPU
    Core 2 Extreme x6800 2.93GHz
    Memory
    4ghz
    Graphics Card(s)
    dual Geforce Go 7950 GTX SLI
    Hard Drives
    Dual 200g raid0
Methos_42, this is a forum about Vista and i tried helping her.
Don't just spam for posts...
I tried helping her and gave an opinion.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHZ
    Memory
    2GB DDR2 800MHZ
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1600*1200
    Hard Drives
    2X1 Terabyte 32Mb 7200R/PM
    Internet Speed
    Adsl2+
SWAT said:
Methos_42, this is a forum about Vista and i tried helping her.
Don't just spam for posts...
I tried helping her and gave an opinion.
Click to expand...
Your "opinion" about the law is ill-conceived and incorrect. Do you own your Birthday presents or do the people who gave them to you own them?

mmluna, please ignore SWAT and follow Bare Foot's advice.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Fumz' Flux-Capacitor
    CPU
    E8400
    Motherboard
    DFI LP DK P35-T2RS
    Memory
    4GB G.Skill PC-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS
    Sound Card
    X-Fi XtremeGamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    500GB W.D. RE2 Primary
    1TB W.D. Caviar GP WD10EACS
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610
    Case
    Lian Li Lancool K62
    Cooling
    Thermalright Ultima-90/S-Flex 120mm
    Keyboard
    MS Natural Elite 4000 Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    2.5MB/430
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL 4500
Calm down people.
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Workstation
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    doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5950X
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
    Sound Card
    Creative
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State
    Drive
    PSU
    1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT
    Cooling
    Enermax Liqtech 240
    Keyboard
    Surface Ergonomic.
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance MX
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
    Other Info
    WinTV NovaTD
    HP CP1515n Color Laser
    Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
    Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
    APC 750i Smart UPS
  • Operating System
    windows 10
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Pro 3
    CPU
    1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    12" Multi Touch
    Screen Resolution
    2160 x 144
    Hard Drives
    128GB
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Keyboard
    yes
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
...and ditch the boy friend.
 

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  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro x64 x 2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware ALX x58
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
    Motherboard
    Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
    Memory
    24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
    Sound Card
    Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung XL2370 HD LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500gb SATA II
    1 x 1TB SATA II
    1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB
    (Non-RAID)
    PSU
    Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
    Case
    Unique
    Cooling
    4 case fans @ CPU water cooling.
    Internet Speed
    1gb/s up and down
You said "as revenge, he put a password on the computer when it boots." Are you talking about a BIOS password, or a normal User Account password?

If it is a normal user account password, then follow Bare Foot Kid's advice. If it is a BIOS password (meaning the computer won't even begin the process of starting up Windows unless you type in the password), then try this page for some advice:

How do I reset a BIOS password?
 
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He did set a password on the Bios so immediately when it boots it ask me for it. He did give me that password awhile back. Then another time after fighting he went in and wiped vista out, and reinstalled. So now he opened a user account for him on visita. So he's the only administrator and only acct, and he will not give me the password. I would like to get both passwords clear. I will certainly try what you suggested, thank you.
 

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I tried F8, and went to safe mode. Mine does not give me a administrator account. It gives me my boyfriend Ryans account who is the administrator. That didn't work. I'll try Barefoot's advice. Hopefully that works. Thank you everyone!
 

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Then after you get it sorted, follow Ex_Brit's advice ;)
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
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