computer system locked and dont remember password

well....um...sparklechic,

it would sure be nice if you told us weather you have a lapie or a desktop cuz wit a DT you just pull the jumpers like whats-his-name said. if its a lapie...eeeiihhh things get tricky. you can alwas go stright to the screwdriver and hammer but that can end badly (please note.... i say this from personal experance) if you can get into the bios (F10 i think-at startup [ie the HP logo comes up...blue screen...ya know B-I-O-S? yea dat) well you can clear you settngs there....yes even the dreaded "Drivelock" thingie. if however, you CAN start the OS (LUCKY YOU!!!) (Windows XP, Vista, Windows7, ETC.) you have alot more hope. your computer came with a "restore disk." pop that bad boy in at startup and your all set. (if you disreguarded the warnings and lost it you have to go to best buy and grab a new OS i think the windows 7 beta is out so have a look around )what your doing is reinstalling the OS (opperating system). the trick to this is to NOT FORMAT THE HARDDRIVE!!!. REPARTITION IT!!! this just installs a new OS. you cn access your files later. this option is given while installing. if your not comfortable with this i would tell you to send it all the way here to australia but thats some serios shipping charges. instead take it to your local computer shop.

-Chris

remove the cover - observe static electricity precautions - remove the battery from the motherboard ... or slip a business card between the contact. Wait several miniutes - remove the card. Plug the machine back in and reboot.

"Someone put a password on ... "... interesting concept. Snuck into their house or office, boot'd their computer to setup and slipped a secret password in so they cant use their computer ...

This IS your computer we are talking about, right?

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which operating system r u using??
vista?
xp?
98?
mil?
please describe