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Forgot password I can't remember my password to start my computer on Windows Vista

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  • Anonymous Dec 17, 2008

    i have the same problem



  • Anonymous Jan 19, 2009

    Dell Latitude D400 haven't used for about 2 years, have to re-awaken and use for travel; but forgot password. Need universal password or at elast access without erasing disk memory.



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    Hi

    Toshiba Satellite A215-S7422 PC Notebook how to remove bios password

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I would like to introduce "Windows Login Recovery". It not only supports XP, 2000, and NT, I have personally tested it with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate. It works perfectly to reset any local user account to a blank password. I Wrote it to an old 128mb USB flash drive to recover windows password. Booting up and clearing a password takes a minute or two works like a charm. You can download it from http://www.windowsloginrecovery.com

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Start in safe mode log on to administrator account. Under user accounts change the password on your original account.

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Can't log in to toshiba c660d

Why can't you remember the password? Did you set the password? Is it your laptop or is it stolen?

Which Password? Bios Password? Hard Drive Password? Windows Welcome Screen user Logon Password?

Which Operating System Windows XP? Windows Vista? Windows 7?

You type like an honest person so lets see if we can help you out :)

OK, if you are running Windows 7, Microsoft tightenedsecurity on it so you've got to have a password reset disk which 99% of thepeople who own laptops with windows 7 fail to do. It should be one of thefirst things you do when you buy the laptop. Otherwise, you're faced withreinstalling the Operating System or possibly doing a System Recovery.

If you're on Windows XP or Vista try this:

Turn off the computer, then hit the power button to turn it back on andimmediately start hitting the F8 key repeatedly until you see the Safe Modeoption. Select SAFE MODE and let the computer boot up. When it getsto the User Login screen it will show the Administrator userid and the useridfor which you forgot the password. Sign in as the Administrator (hopefullyyou didn't put a password on it and forgot it too). Once the desktopappears it will look different, the screen will be darker and the icons bigger,but this is normal for safe mode.

Click Start/Control Panel/User Accounts
When the User Accounts screen opens, click on the userid for which you forgotthe password. Select the option to REMOVE PASSWORD.

Reboot your machine.
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Forgot Windows 7 Password, What to Do?

<b><a href="http://www.recoverwindowspassword.com/windows-7-forgot-password.htm">Forgot Windows 7 password</a></b>? Locked out of your computer? Don't want to reinstall your computer as there are some vital data on it, like precious images and your school essay? Then what should you do?<br /> <br />Windows 7 allows PC users to enable fingerprint logon, but most PC users are used to set a password in Windows 7. It is much easier for you to create a Windows 7 password consisting of symbols and numbers than to create fingerprint logon. But the only disadvantage is that you have to remember the password. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if you are locked out of computer when you forgot Windows 7 password.<br /> <br />Although Windows enables you to create a password reset disk in Windows 7, it seems to have little effect. Many PC users don't know how to create a Windows 7 password reset disk. And some don't remember to create the password reset disk until they forgot Windows 7 password. Everyday there are many questions about how to <b><a href="http://www.recoverwindowspassword.com/reset-windows-7-password.html">reset Windows 7 password</a></b> online. Here I recommend you to try Windows Password Breaker when you forgot password on Windows 7.<br /> <br />Windows Password Breaker is a helpful Windows password recovery tool for you to reset password when you <b><a href="http://www.recoverwindowspassword.com/">forgot Windows password</a></b>, including Windows administrator password or user passwords. It supports to reset passwords of all Windows versions, like Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2008, 2003 and 2000, etc. With this password recovery, you easily remove lost Windows password by burning a bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive.<br /> <br />Steps to remove password with a bootable CD/DVD when you lost or <b><a href="http://www.recoverwindowspassword.com/windows-7-forgot-password.htm">forgot Windows 7 password</a></b> as follow:<br /> <br />1. Download Windows Password Breaker Standard in any computer.<br /> <br />2. Run the program and burn a bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive.<br /> <br />3. Set your computer boot from CD/DVD or USB.<br /> <br />4. Reset lost Windows password.<br /> <br />Now you successfully remove windows password with Windows Password Recovery Standard. You can log on your computer without password. No need to worry about anything if you forgot Windows 7 password. You can also use a USB flash drive like iPod to remove forgotten Windows 7 password based on the above steps.<br />
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Forgot Windows Vista Password - How to Reset or Recover It?

No matter you use a Mac or PC, no matter your operating system is Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP, computer security can be a common topic for you. For PC protection, a Windows password is often regarded as the first line of safeguard. But there is a little problem as Windows password can be easily forgotten. Forgetting Windows password could also be dangerous if your only have one windows account or others.<br /><br />In that case, you can use a password reset disk to reset or recover the forgotten Windows password. Here we introduce a simple tutorial for you when <a href="http://www.windowsloginrecovery.com/forgot-windows-vista-password.html">forgot Windows Vista password</a> - Burn a password reset CD/DVD with Windows Login Recovery. This method can be applied to all situations, no matter you can log on PC or locked out of computer.<br /><br />Windows Login Recovery enables you to create a password reset CD/DVD. When you forgot Windows Vista password, you can use the created CD/DVD to reset the forgotten password in just 3 simple steps:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 1: Burn a password reset CD/DVD.</span><br /><br />1. Run the program and insert a blank CD/DVD to computer.<br /><br />2. Select to Reset Local account password, and click Next.<br /><br />3. Select CD/DVD and click Burn to start burning the CD/DVD.<br /><br />4. Click OK when the CD/DVD is burned and take it out of computer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 2: Set your locked computer to boot from CD/DVD.</span><br /><br />1. Insert the burned CD/DVD in the locked computer that you forgot Windows Vista password.<br /><br />2. Press F2, Delete or F10 to enter your BIOS Setup when the computer is booting.<br /><br />3. Choose Boot on the taskbar, select Boot Device Priority and press Enter.<br /><br />4. Make the computer to boot from CD ROM firstly according to the prompts on the right.<br /><br />5. Press F10 to save settings and your computer will restart automatically.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 3: Reset forgotten Windows Vista password.</span><br /><br />After restarting, you can reset Windows administrator password and standard user password under DOS.<br /><br />1. Choose the installation path of Windows, and enter the NO. of the path.<br /><br />2. All Windows account user names will be displayed for you. Enter the NO. of a specified User Name to remove its account password.<br /><br />3. Enter y to confirm and continue your operation.<br /><br />4. Enter y to remove another Windows account password or enter n to finish your operation when the selected windows account password is removed.<br /><br />5. Take the burned CD/DVD out of computer and press any key to restart your computer when you enter n to finish your operation.<br /><br />The password has been successfully reset and now you can log on your computer without password.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Notices for Windows Vista password reset</span><br /><br />1. When you forgot Windows Vista password and locked out of PC, with Windows Login Recovery, you can create a password reset CD/DVD in any accessible computer with any OS, like Windows 7/Vista/XP and Windows Server 2008/2003/2000.<br /><br />2. The computer used to install the program should have a CD/DVD burner; both internal and external CD/DVD burners are OK.<br /><br />3. After <a href="http://www.windowsloginrecovery.com/windows-vista-password-recovery.html">Windows Vista password reset</a>, no computer data will be lost.<br /><br />4. This method can not only help you when you forgot Windows Vista password, but also help you regain access to computer when you forgot Windows passwords on Windows 7, Windows XP and so on.
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How do I rest my ASUS LAPTOP if I do not remember the password

Which Password? Bios Password? Hard Drive Password? Windows Welcome Screen User Logon Password?

Which Operating System? Windows XP? Windows Vista? Windows 7?

OK, if you are running Windows 7, Microsoft tightenedsecurity on it so you've got to have a password reset disk which 99% of thepeople who own laptops with windows 7 fail to do. It should be one of thefirst things you do when you buy the laptop. Otherwise, you're faced withreinstalling the Operating System or possibly doing a System Recovery.

If you're on Windows XP or Vista try this:

Turn off the computer, then hit the power button to turn it back on andimmediately start hitting the F8 key repeatedly until you see the Safe Modeoption. Select SAFE MODE and let the computer boot up. When it getsto the User Login screen it will show the Administrator userid and the useridfor which you forgot the password. Sign in as the Administrator (hopefullyyou didn't put a password on it and forgot it too). Once the desktopappears it will look different, the screen will be darker and the icons bigger,but this is normal for safe mode.

Click Start/Control Panel/User Accounts
When the User Accounts screen opens, click on the userid for which you forgotthe password. Select the option to REMOVE PASSWORD.

Reboot your machine.
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Need to crack my windows vista password

Four steps can help you reset the lost Windows 8/7/vista/xp/2008/2003/2000 password:
Step 1: Download Windows Password Rescuer/Windows password recovery tool on any available computer you have access to.
Step 2: Install Windows Password Rescuer and run it to burn a bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive
Step 3: BIOS setting of your locked computer to set it boot from CD/USB.
Step 4: Insert the newly CD/USB to the computer.Reset Windows password successfully after Windows Password Rescuer starts.You also can use Windows Password Rescuer to add a new user with administrator privilege to your Windows when you can not find target user. With this New user account you can logon your locked computer directly.
More details about the usage:
http://www.daossoft.com/documents/how-to-reset-window-2000-xp-vista-win7-password.html
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Grandaughter forgot her password cant use her computer has vista program

I recommend you encourage her to remember it. If she cannot, here is a link that will help. Read everything carefully : )

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/102005-reset-user-account-password.html
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I FORGOT MY SECRET QUESTION TO RESET MY NEW PASSWORD

Power on password or login password?
To reset
1 Power on pass-call and go to HP Service Centre (better with proof of purchase) or to laptop repairman.
2 Login pass to OS - use EDR Commander and put new one
Good luck
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HELPME!~!!!!!!

what you mean is shes forgot it and locked you all out right.
send me your email and I'll send a program to wipe all paswords.
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