i run xp profesional on my pc, but i've forgotten the setted password, hence ican not get into the system. i've tried to re-install xp by going into bios and advance setup but to no avail, therefore, i thought of removing the system battery, but i have totally forgot what follow next, can you please enlighten me
2006-12-07 08:58:27 · 11 answers · asked by D A 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
if you need to get your password taken off your account in XP do the following
1 as the PC is booting press F8 a few times
2 boot in safe mode
3 log into the adminstrators account (should NOT have password by default)
4 go to control panel
5 open 'User accounts'
6 choose the account with the password
7 delete the passowrd on that account
8 restart the computer
and you should be able to log into your account without a passowrd
YOU DO NOT NEED TO FORMAT YOUR HARD DRIVE
2006-12-07 09:03:12 · answer #1 · answered by willy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Do not remove the system battery unless you totally know what you are doing!!!!!!! This could totally corrupt your computer system and you may never be able to use your computer again.
What you need to do is start your computer from safe mode... usually by holding the f8 button while your system is booting. Then you should be able to access the administrator account and change or remove your password or you can create a new user account.
In future from the user acccount screen you can create a password reset disk. You can find out more about this in windows' Help and Support Centre.
2006-12-07 17:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by giloi2008 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Im assuming you are talking about a desktop, and the battery on the motherboard.
It is possible that if you remove the battery and if it is not connected to a power source for x amount of time, the internal clock and the boot password will be forgotten.
But it is my understanding that this is not the case for newer computers. Is that what you were thinking of? Also from experiance this can take days.
2006-12-07 17:04:02 · answer #3 · answered by Peter K 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Usually there's a jumper you can reset the bios with. Turn off power, move the jumper, wait 10 seconds, put jumper back.
This only works with older computers. New computers store the password in a small eeprom, and the only way to reset it is to send it to the factory and have them replace the eeprom. Probably easier to just buy a new motherboard.
2006-12-07 17:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by lesser_wizard 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That doesn't help with the Windows password, only with the BIOS password.
Removing the battery will make the BIOS forget what hardware is attached to the motherboard.
2006-12-07 17:06:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
you also may have a jumper setting to reset the bios password. refer to your owners manual for the mother board. pulling the jumper off is the same as pulling the battery
2006-12-07 17:05:34 · answer #6 · answered by cycleman1955 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try booting into safe mode first there should be an administrator icon then go in here go to control panal and change the password on your side then should solve your problem with any luck
2006-12-07 18:20:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope tha wont help as the password is on the harddrive
download a win 98 boot disk , change the bios settings boot first from floppy
and reformat the hard drive
2006-12-07 17:00:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
if your remove the system battery on ur laptop, the computer will turn off immediately
thats what i do when my laptop freezes
if it is plugged in the wall,and you remove the battery, it will not turn off
you can try uninstalling xp and downloadnig it again from somewhere, but other than that i dont know
2006-12-07 17:01:57 · answer #9 · answered by fatal_shadow 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
get new hard dr
2006-12-08 09:57:14 · answer #10 · answered by M H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋