Laptop lost password

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Smartman

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• Sep 27, 2004

• #1

Hi

I have been given a old laptop with XP for nothing, BUT when booting up laptop
I get the XP home edition login to windows screen asking for User name and Password.

I dont know them any ideas from as to how I can get past the password.

Thank you

 

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TheBramble

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• Sep 27, 2004

• #2

Why can't you ask the person that gave you the laptop?

 

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robber

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• Sep 27, 2004

• #3

or just do a re-install of XP.

Neil

 

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iq200

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• Sep 27, 2004

• #4

Smartman,

I work in Wimbledon and if you can come down one lunchtime I can open the Windows XP for you. Contact me if you are interested.

Regards,

Imran

PS I hope it is a pucker laptop.

 

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ChartMan

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• Sep 27, 2004

• #5

Once you get past the password, you'll be able to find out who owned the laptop.....]

 

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iq200

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• Sep 27, 2004

• #6

I find it a bit strange tho that an 'old laptop' has and is able to run Windows XP

 

rossored

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• Sep 28, 2004

• #7

There is a simple way round this but I wont post it in the public forum.

PM me if you are still stuck and want to know what to do. It'll take 2 seconds and absolutely no computer knowledge whatsoever - its just another small flaw in Microsofts inbuilt "infallible" security...