i bought a used laptop that belonged to a school. it is locked with a password. is there anyway i can overwrite the password myself without having to take it to a computer shop?
2007-03-07 02:40:16 · 3 answers · asked by msphatassandthkthighs 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
i bought a used laptop that belonged to a school. it is locked with a password. is there anyway i can overwrite the password myself without having to take it to a computer shop?
i've tried using "password" and not entering a password at all and it still doesn't work. the computer is an hp compaq nc6000 and the operating system is windows xp professional.
2007-03-07 03:28:33 · update #1
it's the password at the welcome screen
2007-03-07 03:29:59 · update #2
If you know how, of course you can. Without knowing what kind of password there is no way i can tell you how to remove it.
2007-03-07 02:45:15 · answer #1 · answered by phoenix_61_98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried "password" or not type in a password at all?
Otherwise you should just do a clean install of an OS.
You should start out fresh anyways.
2007-03-07 11:00:45 · answer #2 · answered by egami 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is that a bios password you are talking about, or the operating system password.and it also depends on which operating system you are using.as a last bet you can format your harddrive and reinstall the operating system.
2007-03-07 11:01:37 · answer #3 · answered by Firen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋