was locked oout of my laptop

[Guest fusty91574]

I just received my laptop from home and someone found it funny to change my

password now i cannot access anything. I turn the power on and it immeditely

prompts me for a password in order to access the desktop. how can i reset the

password that has been changed so i can use my laptop.

[Guest mansrm81]

-http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/102005-reset-user-account-password.html

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[Guest Mick Murphy]

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

 

Download the above ISO file and make a Bootable CD from it.

Set your failed computer to boot from the DVD Drive, boot with the above,

and set your password to be blank.

 

Read all info on how to use at above site.

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Mick Murphy - Qld (Sunshine State) - Australia

 

 

"fusty91574" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> I just received my laptop from home and someone found it funny to change my

> password now i cannot access anything. I turn the power on and it immeditely

> prompts me for a password in order to access the desktop. how can i reset the

> password that has been changed so i can use my laptop.

>

> </span>

[Guest GreenieLeBrun]

fusty91574 wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> I just received my laptop from home and someone found it funny to

> change my password now i cannot access anything. I turn the power on

> and it immeditely prompts me for a password in order to access the

> desktop. how can i reset the password that has been changed so i can

> use my laptop.</span>

 

Does this password request appear before Vista starts? If this is the case

you need to find out from the manufacturer how to change the BIOS password -

the methods vary from make to make.

[Guest DDW]

"GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeBrun@hotmail.com> wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

>

>

>fusty91574 wrote:<span style="color:green">

>> I just received my laptop from home and someone found it funny to

>> change my password now i cannot access anything. I turn the power on

>> and it immeditely prompts me for a password in order to access the

>> desktop. how can i reset the password that has been changed so i can

>> use my laptop.</span>

>

>Does this password request appear before Vista starts? If this is the case

>you need to find out from the manufacturer how to change the BIOS password -

>the methods vary from make to make. </span>

 

It sounds more like the password to access the OP's Windows account

has been changed (if we're not dealing with helping someone with a

stolen computer here)..

 

If the BIOS password has been set, then this might help:

 

http://www.tech-faq.com/reset-bios-password.shtml

 

DDW

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[Guest fusty91574]

When I turn on my laptop it prompts me for the password to boot up which i

know, it wasnt changed then it boots up to the user screen and that is where

the other password was changed that i do not know.

GreenieLeBrun wrote:<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>> I just received my laptop from home and someone found it funny to

>> change my password now i cannot access anything. I turn the power on

>> and it immeditely prompts me for a password in order to access the

>> desktop. how can i reset the password that has been changed so i can

>> use my laptop.</span>

>

>Does this password request appear before Vista starts? If this is the case

>you need to find out from the manufacturer how to change the BIOS password -

>the methods vary from make to make.</span>

[Guest fusty91574]

GreenieLeBrun wrote:<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>> I just received my laptop from home and someone found it funny to

>> change my password now i cannot access anything. I turn the power on

>> and it immeditely prompts me for a password in order to access the

>> desktop. how can i reset the password that has been changed so i can

>> use my laptop.</span>

>

>Does this password request appear before Vista starts? If this is the case

>you need to find out from the manufacturer how to change the BIOS password -

>the methods vary from make to make.</span>

<span style="color:blue">

>im allowed to enter the password to boot up the computer, it was never changed but then when it goes to the user account, it is there that it requests the other password to access the desktop or any other feature of my laptop.</span>

[Guest vanilla]

DDW: <<(if we're not dealing with helping someone with a<span style="color:blue">

> stolen computer here)..>> ... yeah, that thought occurred to me also ...</span>

 

It took me awhile but I found the reference that I remembered reading about

how to recover from this but I had second thoughts about posting it ... but,

assuming he is legit .... vanilla

 

"DDW" <ddwright@KILLSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message

news:f0fuc45co9ojo1ej8suh7t0u0g343tkh1d@4ax.com...<span style="color:blue">

> "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeBrun@hotmail.com> wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>>

>>

>>fusty91574 wrote:<span style="color:darkred">

>>> I just received my laptop from home and someone found it funny to

>>> change my password now i cannot access anything. I turn the power on

>>> and it immeditely prompts me for a password in order to access the

>>> desktop. how can i reset the password that has been changed so i can

>>> use my laptop.</span>

>>

>>Does this password request appear before Vista starts? If this is the case

>>you need to find out from the manufacturer how to change the BIOS

>>password -

>>the methods vary from make to make.</span>

>

> It sounds more like the password to access the OP's Windows account

> has been changed (if we're not dealing with helping someone with a

> stolen computer here)..

>

> If the BIOS password has been set, then this might help:

>

> http://www.tech-faq.com/reset-bios-password.shtml

>

> DDW

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> No email please </span>

[Guest vanilla]

Fusty ... are you unable to contact the person who did this to you ... to

find out the new password? Is it possible they changed it to a blank

password? Also, which version operating system are you talking about? Vista

Home Premium? Ultimate? Something else?

 

Next step ... is there an Administrator account on your laptop for which you

have the password? If there is, you can log on as that Administrator

account, go to Orb (Start) --> Control Panel --> User Accounts, and click on

'manage another account'. Choose your account that you need to get back into

and change the password. Big Note: you will probably lose any files that you

have encrypted using Windows File Encryption (if you did that) and also

stored website passwords (you'll have to set all that back up from scratch.)

But this will help you to recover your account.

 

In the future, in User Accounts, create a Password Reset Disk for every

account for which you are allowed access. You can use floppies or USB

drives. Keep the floppies or USB drives in a safe place. And this works ...

I have had to use a Password Reset Disk ... they are gold when you need them

.... there are other things you can do but this is one way to get back in

business ... good luck ... vanilla

 

"fusty91574" <u46245@uwe> wrote in message news:8a435f5f57a9c@uwe...<span style="color:blue">

> GreenieLeBrun wrote:<span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

>>> I just received my laptop from home and someone found it funny to

>>> change my password now i cannot access anything. I turn the power on

>>> and it immeditely prompts me for a password in order to access the

>>> desktop. how can i reset the password that has been changed so i can

>>> use my laptop.</span>

>>

>>Does this password request appear before Vista starts? If this is the case

>>you need to find out from the manufacturer how to change the BIOS

>>password -

>>the methods vary from make to make.</span>

><span style="color:green">

>>im allowed to enter the password to boot up the computer, it was never

>>changed but then when it goes to the user account, it is there that it

>>requests the other password to access the desktop or any other feature of

>>my laptop.</span>

> </span>

[Guest mansrm81]

Follow the link in my post.

 

 

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[Guest Mick Murphy]

I have already given you a reply on what to do.

If you can't handle that one, use this one.

 

Another ISO file to make a Bootable Live CD

 

http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

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Mick Murphy - Qld (Sunshine State) - Australia

 

 

"fusty91574" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> GreenieLeBrun wrote:<span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

> >> I just received my laptop from home and someone found it funny to

> >> change my password now i cannot access anything. I turn the power on

> >> and it immeditely prompts me for a password in order to access the

> >> desktop. how can i reset the password that has been changed so i can

> >> use my laptop.</span>

> >

> >Does this password request appear before Vista starts? If this is the case

> >you need to find out from the manufacturer how to change the BIOS password -

> >the methods vary from make to make.</span>

> <span style="color:green">

> >im allowed to enter the password to boot up the computer, it was never changed but then when it goes to the user account, it is there that it requests the other password to access the desktop or any other feature of my laptop.</span>

>

> </span>

[Guest Richard Urban]

Call home!

 

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Richard Urban

Microsoft MVP

Windows Desktop Experience

 

 

"fusty91574" <u46245@uwe> wrote in message news:8a42144603ce0@uwe...<span style="color:blue">

>I just received my laptop from home and someone found it funny to change my

> password now i cannot access anything. I turn the power on and it

> immeditely

> prompts me for a password in order to access the desktop. how can i reset

> the

> password that has been changed so i can use my laptop.

> </span>