a friend has bought a scond hand laptop from e-bay and cannot get into it because she does not know the password and cannot get in touch with the seller.I had the same problem with onei got a few months back but a friend of mine came and dealt with it in a few minutes but did not inform me how to do it.Does anyone know what he might have done.? He didnt use any disks so it wasnt a brute forcer or anything like that, he just reset it to no password and i was able to put a fresh password into it.Any help will be greatly recieved.
2007-05-08 10:33:23 · 8 answers · asked by JAMES P 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
By the way, Sam T doesnt have a clue what he's talking about because the seller has gone on holiday and is a reputable seller on e-bay,sorry to urinate on your bonfire Sam t.
2007-05-08 10:48:42 · update #1
Which password, BIOS or Windows? If it is the BIOS password, you will have to remove the bottom cover and remove the tiny battery inside for 30 seconds, then replace it.
If it is the Windows password, you may be able to get through the "back door". Restart the computer, press F8, and and select
Safe Mode. Then, click the Administrator icon. After you get in,
go to "User Accounts" in the Control Panel, click the user's icon/name, and delete the password, or create a new account.
If you cannot get through the Administrator account, get the Ultimate Boot CD from http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
It has a tool on it called "Offline NT Password & Registry Editor". It can change passwords or delete them.
I hope this helped!
2007-05-08 19:18:58 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a feeling that the seller will never be back from holiday. It is most likely stolen. No decent seller on Ebay would not give the password. It would never happen. I could sort it out in minutes but I will not assist in the case of stolen property
2007-05-08 10:53:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
When you buy anything second hand, the best thing is to format the HD completely so that all rubbish is cleared like porn images, spywares, viruses etc. this means you will need to reinstall the Operating System from scratch.
If you can't do this then try password recovery programs.
http://www.iopus.com/password_recovery.htm
Hope this helps.
2007-05-08 10:54:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can try this linux password rest program but the windows xp must be under sp2
http://www.grape-info.com/doc/win2000srv/security/ntpasswd.html
or you can download
winternals erd 2005
that does everything to reset password in any windows and do system restores, when your computer is totally dead! you need to find it on the web and burn it to a cd. boot from the cd and you will be able to rest the password
the other option is to reinstall the windows!!
2007-05-08 11:43:34 · answer #4 · answered by purejoker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see if there's a pc / digital recycling midsection close to you. they carry about jointly workplace desktops whilst the workplace advancements there desktops and resell them. some are greater moderen then others. i ought to get a physically powerful vista toshiba or dell call sort workstation for 2 to 3 hundred. which will nicely be upgraded to win 7
2016-10-04 14:16:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all i can sugest then is that you wait for the person to get back from holiday, they should have thought about it really but people make mistakes. send them an email and just wait. its a bit of a pain, i know what its like, u get something new, spend a lot of money on it and then it dont work.
2007-05-08 10:50:56 · answer #6 · answered by EcoNerd 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
wait
2007-05-08 10:55:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
tell your "FRIEND" you shouldnt deal in stolen goods
2007-05-08 10:44:35 · answer #8 · answered by Sam T 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋