I have an old Toshiba T1800 laptop and I have forgotten the password. How do I get around it or reset it?
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To reset the BIOS (and any password protection on it), remove the small coin-like BIOS battery. You will have to open the case to do this - not a job for the faint-hearted! Somewhere on the motherboard there will be a small cell in a holder.  Take the cell out, wait a minute or so and replace the cell. Put everything back together, start the PC, go into the BIOS settings and reset the date and time and anything else that is needful.\n\n---------------------------------------\n\nThese sites might be useful: http://www.dewassoc.com/support/bios/bios_password.htm\nhttp://www.laptopbits.co.uk/Technical/support3.htm
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"One method of gaining access to the system is by trying hard to remember the forgotten password, or a password of another user which has the same level of administrative rights. However I don't think this approach will help you, otherwise you wouldn't be sitting here reading article, would you?)\n\nAnother method is by trying to restore a backed up System State (in Windows 2000/XP/2003) or a ERD (in NT 4.0) in which you do remember the password. The problem with doing so is that you'll probably lose all of the recently add users and groups, and all the changed passwords for all of your users since the last backup was made.\n\nA third method might be to install a parallel operating system on a different partition on the same computer, then use a simple trick to gain access to the old system. Read more about it on my Forgot the Administrator's Password? - Alternate Logon Trick article."\n\nIf these methods won't work for you go to the URL below and scroll down to the free tools section, one of those will work.  Good Luck!!!
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Go to your system properties>user profiles. Click on the link User Accounts. Choose the user and reset password.
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you ask the person who sold the computer the password.. if the password you are referring to is the bios password... you can just take the cell battery on the mother board and replace it... you'll have to reset your system clock if you do this...or if it is some other password.. format your whole hard disk...repartition it...install a new os..thats it
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Here's the best way to reset it.\n\nForgot your Windows password? No problems : Password resetting and recovering techniques\n\nhttp://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/forgot-your-windows-password-no.html
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With the exception of the Celeron processor, your computer's \nspecs appear to be pretty decent (ex. 80gb hard drive and 512 RAM). However, due to the bios password problem, I am thinking that you should aim for $200. Also, see if you find this site helpful: http://www.tech-faq.com/reset-bios-password.shtml. According to it, the original bios password should be "Toshiba", unless of course it was changed.
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★★ RESETTING WINDOWS ADMIN PASSWORD ★★\n\n◙ There are several ways to reset a Windows Administrator password. Below are three examples.\n\n◙ First you have to decide whether you have Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Edition. If you don't know you can easily find that information this way.\n\n1. Open the Start Menu\n2. Right-click the My Computer icon and click on Properties.\n3. The version will be listed there in that page's System Area.\n\n◙ How to reset the Administration password for Windows XP Home Edition.\n\n1. Restart (click Start Menu > Turn Off Computer > Restart) your computer.\n2. Press F8 repetedly until the Boot Mode menu appears.\n3. Start Windows XP in the troubleshooting mode by selecting "Safe Mode".\n3. When the Widows Logon screen appears, a new user account appears at the top called "Administrator".\n4. Logon with that account which rarely needs a password.\n5. Once you are in go to the Control Panel and reset your password.\n\n◙ How to reset the Administration password for Windows XP Professional Edition.\n\n1. When the Windows XP Logon screen appears, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE twice very quickly.\n2. Type "Administrator", and leave the password box blank and you are usually allowed to enter.\n\n◙ Didn't that work for you? Well there is another way you can try. You can go to the web site below and download a program that will grab your encrypted password file. Get the information from that program and email the info to the web site and in a day or two you'll get your password back.\n\n◙ TIP: You can get you password back in a few minutes if you give them $20.\n\n☞ http://www.loginrecovery.com/\n\n◙ More information at the Microsoft Support Site.\n\n☞ http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=site%3Amicrosoft.com+windows+xp+forgot+password\n\n◙ The source of this information was "PCs, The Missing Manual". If you have Windows XP you really need to buy this wonderful book. It is worth every penny they are charging for it. Ipoders will find some helpful information here too.\n\n☞ http://www.missingmanuals.com/\n\n◙ Your computer comes with built-in help files. To get password information click on the START BUTTON > HELP & SUPPORT > SEARCH FOR "PASSWORDS". These help pages used to be a complete waste of time because they were so vague. But now they are very helpful. Back in the old days hard drive space was so small they really couldn't hold the huge cross-referenced help files we have today.
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restart the computer and while the computer is loading press F8, then enter in safe mode. hopefully u did not choose any password for your adminiastrator.\n\nhttp://www.loginrecovery.com/image.exe\nhttp://www.loginrecovery.com/\n\nThis site provides a tool to recover lost Windows XP passwords. It works for administrator and user accounts, it doesn't change the password just tells you the old one. It works with encrypted files (EFS) and password hashes. It even works if no passwords at all are known for the machine (as long as you have another computer with internet access to view this website with). \n\nAuthor claims it also works with Windows NT and Windows Server 2003 and Windows Longhorn, but the BEST thing about it is the fact that it won't reset your passwords, but simply reveal them for you to remember and then use. \n\nGive it a try. The author would like to receive feedback. There is a free service as well as a priority service that will retrieve your passwords within minutes. The fee for the priority service is very cheap, and is really just to cover server costs.\n\nNote: You'll need a blank floppy to run the process.
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Ok man, i can help you here. What you do is when your computer starts up press F8 (the buttons above the numbers on your keyboard) Go into safe mode. Then log into your acount (no password needed in safe mode) Then go to control pannel and then go to users acounts. Then you can change it without having to put your previous password in
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The only way to get around a forgotten password is to clear it. You can either remove the CMOS battery or reset the jumpers to clear the BIOS settings. Keep in mind that you will have to reset a lot of the settings if they have changed from the default.
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Advanced Office Password Recovery should be able to do the job.\n\nhttp://www.elcomsoft.com/aopr.html
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Change your password and change your recovery questions.\nI would also set your new password to something at least six characters long and include some numbers at the end.
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boot  up in safe mode, try to log in as admin and hope ther is no password, and tehn go to control panel, sers and selet your password, then reboot and make a new one.\nIf admin has a password, the it gets harder' go to this page for instructions in using the recovery console\nhttp://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=305\nhttp://www.lifehacker.com/software/windows/how-to-reset-your-windows-xp-password-137980.php\nhttp://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm\n\ntry these, im me if they don't work, \nand get a new boyfriend, that is not cool
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reinstall window system on it or\ncheck you laptop manual for instruction to reset bios password.
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Follow these directions...\n\n1) Log on to the computer as an Administrator.\n2) Go to Start->Control Panel, and double-click on User Accounts.\n3) Select the account that you use to log on.\n4) Click on Remove password.
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Please go to the link provided below for step by step solution to your problem.\n\nHow to log on to Windows XP if you forget your password or your password expires http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305
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Try offline password and registry Editor.  Boot off the disk and reset your admin password.\n\nhttp://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/