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Question

PASSWORD RECOVERY

Oct 9, 2011 8:41AM PDT
How do I get a password recovered on my laptop?

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Depends on what password it is.
Oct 9, 2011 4:46PM PDT

For example: BIOS, Windows, a website, your router, a zip-file. All can be on your laptop.

For a Windows password, download NTPASSWD from http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ (free) and reset it.

Kees

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password recovery
Oct 9, 2011 10:25PM PDT

hi, if you have a windows xp on your laptop and you can't access your user account, press alt+ctl+del and you will get administrative access, choose administrator without password and you are in. once you got in go to control panel - users - and change your user password or remove the password.

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Of course, that would depend on the user
Oct 9, 2011 10:33PM PDT

being remiss in creating a password for themselves and not for the Administrator account.