my gf and i broke up and she left me the lap top i bought her. all my pics and some work and music are on there. I need to get in but i dont have the password and my x moved out east somewhere. its stuck on her profile to log in and i cant pick any other users. how can i get in to save my personal stuff? i just wanna burn my stuff them format the comp
Desperate help needed
- Thread starter lugidees
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Hit F8 and log in via safe mode..... "it should be non password protected" now you should be able to edit the account and remove the password
just edit the account and remove password
if safe mode has a password then you will have to wait to see if any1 ells has a solution
just edit the account and remove password
if safe mode has a password then you will have to wait to see if any1 ells has a solution
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Me :P
- CPU
- Core 2 Quad Q6600
- Motherboard
- Abit IN9 32X MAX
- Memory
- 8 GB OCZ PC2-6400 nVIDIA SLI-Ready Edition (4X2GB)
- Graphics Card(s)
- AMP! GeForce GTX 260² 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 (650MHz/2100MHz
- Sound Card
- Realtek 7.1 CH HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17" Fujitsu siemens TFT + 32" LG HD LCD TV
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024 + 1360x768
- Hard Drives
- 150GB Raptor HDD
500GB Caviar HDD
- PSU
- Thermaltake W0133RB 1200W PSU
- Case
- Antec 900
- Cooling
- Stock + Antec 900 case fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15 (full layout)
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Revolution
As long as she didnt use file encryption you can bypass the user log-in and access all files.
download Simply MEPIS 3.3 here:
> Download MEPIS - LQ ISO
Step1
download Simply MEPIS 3.3 here:
> Download MEPIS - LQ ISO
Step1
Burn it to CD as an ISO image (ISO is a disk image. for free ISO image burning software):
ISO Recorder v3
to burn ISO right click downloaded ISO file and option to burn ISO image will be available with the above software. Nero users will find ISO image burning as program feature, and can add the downloaded file for burning.
Step2 ISO Recorder v3
to burn ISO right click downloaded ISO file and option to burn ISO image will be available with the above software. Nero users will find ISO image burning as program feature, and can add the downloaded file for burning.
Boot from the CD drive, put Linux CD in drive and boot. It will run Simply MEPIS from the CD, but it will not install
Step34
Sign in as: root, password: root
This will give you access to the drive and all folders.
This will give you access to the drive and all folders.
My Computer
System One
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- CPU
- T7600G Core2Duo 2.66 Ghz
- Motherboard
- Intel 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
- Memory
- 4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobility Radeon x1900 256MB
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- WUXGA 17"
- Screen Resolution
- 1920X1200
- Hard Drives
- 640GB 7200RPM SATA/RAID 0 (2x320GB)
and 320GB 7200RPM External
- Mouse
- Wireless Microsoft 3000
- Internet Speed
- 10 mbps/2 mbps
- Other Info
- Optical Drive:
Panasonic UJ-220 DL BD-RE (Blu-Ray)