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Full Version: Help me please! :{ Bypassing user and password
I just aquired a COMPAQ laptop and I am hoping that someone can tell me how I can bypass or reset the user and password so that I can use it.
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What OS? Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7?
In any case, try to boot into safe mode and logon using the Administrator account. Many times people forget to set a password on the Administrator account. If you can get in then you can change or eliminate the password on other user accounts. There are other methods, but try this first. It's simple & easy. To boot into safe mode, start tapping F8 when the computer powers on. You'll see a menu with different startup options. The one at the top says Safe Mode. Highlight it using the arrow keys and press enter. When you get to the Welcome screen either just click on the Administrator account or type it in (all depends on how the laptop is setup). If no password was set you will get to the desktop. From there you can access the Control Panel > User Accounts and do what you want. If the built-in Administrator account is password protected then we can explore other methods that are a bit more complicated.
In any case, try to boot into safe mode and logon using the Administrator account. Many times people forget to set a password on the Administrator account. If you can get in then you can change or eliminate the password on other user accounts. There are other methods, but try this first. It's simple & easy. To boot into safe mode, start tapping F8 when the computer powers on. You'll see a menu with different startup options. The one at the top says Safe Mode. Highlight it using the arrow keys and press enter. When you get to the Welcome screen either just click on the Administrator account or type it in (all depends on how the laptop is setup). If no password was set you will get to the desktop. From there you can access the Control Panel > User Accounts and do what you want. If the built-in Administrator account is password protected then we can explore other methods that are a bit more complicated.
QUOTE (Alan @ 3-23-11, 10:46am) 
What OS? Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7?
In any case, try to boot into safe mode and logon using the Administrator account. Many times people forget to set a password on the Administrator account. If you can get in then you can change or eliminate the password on other user accounts. There are other methods, but try this first. It's simple & easy. To boot into safe mode, start tapping F8 when the computer powers on. You'll see a menu with different startup options. The one at the top says Safe Mode. Highlight it using the arrow keys and press enter. When you get to the Welcome screen either just click on the Administrator account or type it in (all depends on how the laptop is setup). If no password was set you will get to the desktop. From there you can access the Control Panel > User Accounts and do what you want. If the built-in Administrator account is password protected then we can explore other methods that are a bit more complicated.
In any case, try to boot into safe mode and logon using the Administrator account. Many times people forget to set a password on the Administrator account. If you can get in then you can change or eliminate the password on other user accounts. There are other methods, but try this first. It's simple & easy. To boot into safe mode, start tapping F8 when the computer powers on. You'll see a menu with different startup options. The one at the top says Safe Mode. Highlight it using the arrow keys and press enter. When you get to the Welcome screen either just click on the Administrator account or type it in (all depends on how the laptop is setup). If no password was set you will get to the desktop. From there you can access the Control Panel > User Accounts and do what you want. If the built-in Administrator account is password protected then we can explore other methods that are a bit more complicated.
aALAN, thank you for helping me. I am afraid that I am computer illiterate so please bear with me.
lol ... ok, i did as you said and got to the "Log on to windows" screen in safe mode. Automatically it came up with the old users name and wanted a password. I clicked on options but it gives me none. ?????? Oh yeah it is ruhhing OP Windows 2000 Professionalthanks [font="Comic Sans MS"][/font][size="5"][/size]
Do you have access to another computer w/ a CD Burner along w/ a blank CD? If so, there are various recovery CD's u can burn & boot into, where those CD's have utilities for changing an existing account's pw.
Where the username appears replace it with Administrator and try to logon. You would be surprised how many people do not configure a password for the built-in administrator account. Also, try obvious passwords, such as password, qwerty, 123456, 654321 or even the username itself as the password.
Here's an even simpler way. Where did you get the laptop? Ask them for the password
Diggler is 100% correct - there are methods that require booting off CD's and they work very well. Just wanted to try the easy way first.
Here's an even simpler way. Where did you get the laptop? Ask them for the password
Diggler is 100% correct - there are methods that require booting off CD's and they work very well. Just wanted to try the easy way first.
QUOTE (TheDiggler @ 3-23-11, 2:23pm)
Do you have access to another computer w/ a CD Burner along w/ a blank CD? If so, there are various recovery CD's u can burn & boot into, where those CD's have utilities for changing an existing account's pw.
I do have a PC desktop with a burner in it. I found a DISC here that sayes DVD-RW on it. Can I use that? (you did read tha part about my not haveing a clue as to what I am doing didn't you? lol )[font="Comic Sans MS"][/font][size="5"][/size][color="#9932CC"][/color]
QUOTE (Alan @ 3-23-11, 3:49pm)
Where the username appears replace it with Administrator and try to logon. You would be surprised how many people do not configure a password for the built-in administrator account. Also, try obvious passwords, such as password, qwerty, 123456, 654321 or even the username itself as the password.
Here's an even simpler way. Where did you get the laptop? Ask them for the password
Diggler is 100% correct - there are methods that require booting off CD's and they work very well. Just wanted to try the easy way first.
Here's an even simpler way. Where did you get the laptop? Ask them for the password
Diggler is 100% correct - there are methods that require booting off CD's and they work very well. Just wanted to try the easy way first.
I can't ask the previous owner as it was left by the the renters(used loosely as they weren't paying the rent)and they skipped out. ~ Administrator didn't work. niether did any of the other obvious passwords that i could think of.[size="5"][/size][font="Comic Sans MS"][/font]
QUOTE (jennyelmcrk @ 3-23-11, 6:55pm)
I can't ask the previous owner as it was left by the the renters(used loosely as they weren't paying the rent)and they skipped out.
If I recall my college law class correctly, left goods by the renters must be stored and secured for a year by the landlord. Given people talk, the gift from your friend should be known only between you and that person.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/home.do
Go to the above website and do a search on the laptop model. Hopefully, the info provided will be a start
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If I recall my college law class correctly, left goods by the renters must be stored and secured for a year by the landlord. Given people talk, the gift from your friend should be known only between you and that person.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/home.do
Go to the above website and do a search on the laptop model. Hopefully, the info provided will be a start
Thank you for your advice and suggestion. I went to that website but it was so over my head that it may as well have been in a long forgotten anchient language.
QUOTE (kas @ 3-23-11, 7:14pm)
QUOTE (jennyelmcrk @ 3-23-11, 6:55pm)
I can't ask the previous owner as it was left by the the renters(used loosely as they weren't paying the rent)and they skipped out.
If I recall my college law class correctly, left goods by the renters must be stored and secured for a year by the landlord. Given people talk, the gift from your friend should be known only between you and that person.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/home.do
Go to the above website and do a search on the laptop model. Hopefully, the info provided will be a start
Thank you for your advice and suggestion. I went to that website but it was so over my head that it may as well have been in a long forgotten anchient language.
QUOTE (jennyelmcrk @ 3-24-11, 5:10am)
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If I recall my college law class correctly, left goods by the renters must be stored and secured for a year by the landlord. Given people talk, the gift from your friend should be known only between you and that person.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/home.do
Go to the above website and do a search on the laptop model. Hopefully, the info provided will be a start
Thank you for your advice and suggestion. I went to that website but it was so over my head that it may as well have been in a long forgotten anchient language.
QUOTE (kas @ 3-23-11, 7:14pm)
QUOTE (jennyelmcrk @ 3-23-11, 6:55pm)
I can't ask the previous owner as it was left by the the renters(used loosely as they weren't paying the rent)and they skipped out.
If I recall my college law class correctly, left goods by the renters must be stored and secured for a year by the landlord. Given people talk, the gift from your friend should be known only between you and that person.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/home.do
Go to the above website and do a search on the laptop model. Hopefully, the info provided will be a start
Thank you for your advice and suggestion. I went to that website but it was so over my head that it may as well have been in a long forgotten anchient language.
If this is the case, you won't be able to fix this problem yourself, as what you are trying to do is not a simple thing and is beyond your present skills. You'll probably want to consult with a friend or relative with greater computer skills to help you with it. Do be aware that it is possible to muck up the operating system on a computer (making it unusable) when doing this. If you are careful, it isn't likely to happen, but is possible.
And, as kas pointed out, there are legal issues involved. It would be the ultimate irony if the same folks that skipped out on paying you rent were given grounds to sue you because you damaged or altered their personal property. In my opinion, not worth the risk for an obviously obsolete computer (i.e. if it is running Windows 2000, it is almost certainly well past being obsolete).
That being said, there is software you can use to reset or change Windows passwords. Here are a few websites related to such packages:
Ophcrack
Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, Bootdisk / CD
PC Login Now
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