A friend gave me a IBM thinkpad laptop. It has windows 2000 professional. I think it origianlly had windows 98 and it was converted into 2000 I think. Anyway, It has a password that I dont know. Can I somehow bypass the password? or, I would even wipe out the whole computer and start over with windows 98. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank you
2006-12-16 12:31:05 · 7 answers · asked by minnguy32 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I hope you were given it and it wasn't stolen... hehe
Is the password a windows password or is it a bios password ?
VJ
2006-12-16 12:32:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try and bypass the password by booting in safemode. When the computer boots up, try pressing F8 and booting in safe mode. To wipe the drive, your going to need a operating system to reload. I would suggest getting a new operating system disc with license key and installing. When the computer boots from the cd drive (assuming you have a cd drive) tell the pc your doing a fresh install, erase all partitions and reformat. This should completely clean the disk and go from there. Its really easy to accomplish.
2006-12-16 12:46:57 · answer #2 · answered by tw0cl0n3m3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First just try to bypass the password and do not enter one, just click enter or ok or whatever it says. If that does not work get a windows cd and redo the entire computer, there is not anything on there you want anyway, might as well start fresh
2006-12-16 12:33:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2hat style of computer is it, what type? hp? dell? if ur working an HP and it has XP or maybe even vista attempt pressing F11 as quickly as u turn on your computer. press it and then it is going to take u to an internet site, attempt doin the detrimental restoration for it. it is going to restoration your computer back to the way it first replaced into whilst u bought it, i'm hoping this works wit u... i do it to mine each couple of weeks or months reckoning on what im engaged on. all the final
2016-10-05 09:56:23 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Press cancel or ok. Or ask your "friend" for the password
2006-12-16 12:33:59 · answer #5 · answered by Atrain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
O, your the one that stole my laptop!!!! the password is ****** ******
2006-12-16 14:09:11 · answer #6 · answered by Lots of money but no sense 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.killdisk.com/
Works every time!
2006-12-16 15:25:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋