xp pro cd

[stephen1978]

hi guys can some one help me plz !!!!!!!!!!


ive just bought a dell laptop insprions 2200 with xp pro on it from a friend it an ex office laptop but the problem is it has a password and i dont no the pasword


i have a windows xp pro disk can i change the password with that or not ???

it not asking for an admin password its asking for (well someones name is there and it wants the password ) can i change this ????

[hiroki]

Erm have you tried booting into safe mode and then log on as an admin account and then delete the passwords on other accounts via the control panel?

I did it that way when I bought a pc from a local college.

See if it works?

[stephen1978]

hw do you boot in safe mode with a dell laptop ???


soz to be a pain

[busta87]

If you have acceess to the way mentioned by hiroki I would try that if not another way would be to use a linux cd to reformat the drive then put windows onto the laptop.

Its more that likely asking for the main password that was imputed on the install of Xp

[hiroki]

Originally Posted by stephen1978

hw do you boot in safe mode with a dell laptop ???


soz to be a pain

Haha no worries the computer I bought was a Dell.....they can be a pain.

Press F8 when the computer boots up (just after the Dell splash screen) and it brings up a black menu with the option to boot into safe mode.

If that doesn't work then try Hiren Boot Disc as it has a few password resetters/removers which should work.

If all else fails then just reformat and instal Windows XP again....

[Bandit1.3]

Hi open the pc up remove the cmos battery leave out for a few minutes then replace you should find it will boot up without asking for password you will have to go back into the bios at some time to setup the defaults but it will run fine.

[dandnsmith]

In case you haven't noticed it, there is a detailed solution in another posting here

Derek