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Old 06-13-2008   #1 (permalink)
sgk


 
 

forgot pass word to get into my laptop


I have a new toshiba laptop and I changed my password and like so many
others I forgot it. Can anyone help me.


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Old 06-14-2008   #2 (permalink)
Mick Murphy


 
 

RE: forgot pass word to get into my laptop

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

You'll have to make a bootable CD, and print the instructions on how to use!
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Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"sgk" wrote:
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> I have a new toshiba laptop and I changed my password and like so many
> others I forgot it. Can anyone help me.
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> sgk
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
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Old 06-18-2008   #3 (permalink)
LeftFoot


 
 

RE: forgot pass word to get into my laptop

Just to be sure, are you talking about a BIOS startup / system password, or
are you talking about a Windows Vista password? Was it a regular admin
account password, or a password-protected and enabled built-in admin account?
If this is a Vista admin account password you're talking about, and if your
built-in admin account is still disabled, AND if you can still log on to a
standard user account on the system, then there's a procedure for fixing
things without just killing the password.

That procedure is at

http://www.jimmah.com/vista/Administ..._of_admin.aspx

That method (#2 would probably be what you want.) is less risky than simply
cracking the account. If you have encrypted data (that is important to you)
in the account out of which you are locked, it is especially important that
you consider carefully before moving on this matter.

"sgk" wrote:
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> I have a new toshiba laptop and I changed my password and like so many
> others I forgot it. Can anyone help me.
>
>
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> sgk
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
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