Computers that have been setup with a power on password are virtually impossible to guess if you have forgotten the password.
Password
protection is setup to prevent people accessing the computer without
authorisation. There are no backdoor passwords you can use to get in.
Password
protection is usually set up on two levels, first on boot up and second
it may also include a password on the hard drive. This is to prevent
the hard drive being taken out of a computer and inserting into another
(it won't work in another computer).
If the password is saved in
the BIOS then it is possible to remove the password by removing the
BIOS battery for 1/2 + hour, then reinsert the battery and configure
the BIOS again with the date. time, etc. and allow to to boot up into
Windows.
Laptops such as IBM Thinkpads, Compaqs use a EEPROM chip to
store these passwords and removing the BIOS battery won't work. If you
are skilled electronically, you can build a piece of hardware and with
a program read the contents of the EEPROM to identify the password,
then use this password to get into the computer and then if you can
remove the power up password and/or hard disk password or change them.
For information on password hacks go to
www.allservice.ro/forum
i have a toshiba satellite m115-S3094 my nephew found it in the trash can it was password protected and we sent it to the company to get the password malfunction fixed but now the person who owned the computer had it password protected and i need to get that off but i dont know how it is a windows xp
ok thanks
can you tell me what windows is. like windows xp vista etc.
I'll get back to you on this. I have a fix for this however I have a meeting. I'll get back to you asap. Coe
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