tell me a safe way to get around a password on my fathers computer. He took a stroke 7 months ago and now he cannot remember his password. I know a little about computers but I'm pretty sure he had some important files and documents on there for work and things like that which i don't want to risk losing. Could someone either tell me an idiot proof way to do it or at least tell me if i take it to a local repair shop if they should know how to do it?
View 4 Repliesfriend bought a used computer with windows xp professional, has had it a bout a month and changed nothing, used the user administrator account as was no password needed today she turned it on anad it asked for a password to get into the account, never has before, so now she cant even open anything. How can she recover or bypass this password to get started again.
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View 5 Replies View RelatedWhen I boot my Vista laptop, the first screen that appears is a blueish screen with a single square box in the middle that contains an orange flower. Underneath that orange box is my user name. I have to click that orange box to get the 2nd screen that contains the password text box.
For a single user, the first screen is not necessary and just requires an extra mouse click. I want to bypass that screen and have the password entry screen be the first screen to appear. Is there any trick to do that? I do want to retain the password screen in case someone steals my laptop.
I want to know if there is any way to bypass the TCP/IP connection limitations in Vista Home premium as of jan 2008? Event ID 4226. I know in the past there were patches out there but none of them work anymore. I am not encouraging any P2P here but it's anoying to download at 20K/sec when you have a P2P group/server between friends to excahnge huge files for work! Microsoft maybe thought about the pirates.. but what about the honest people that need loads of connections for work and can't get them open ?Let me know if someone has a new patch or idea.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI would like to bypass the start up question where windows asks me whether I want to log in as administrator or guest. I am the only person who uses my computer so I dont need this function. Is there a way to have my computer bypass this at start up and go straight to my account without having to log on? Better still I dont need accounts at all. I just want to turn the computer on and have it go straight to my desktop.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI would like to know if it is possible to bypass the BIOS flashing on initial start up?
I know that it will not speedup loading into the desktop but I would personally prefer to not see the BIOS.
If it is possible could you post the procedures for disabling the start up BIOS flash.
I try to install an application (Windows Installer), the wizard Installation opens smoothly, but when you start copying Files to disk bypasses the following error: "The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation" What could be the problem? I have Windows Vista Home Edition and i'm the 'Administrator'!
View 8 Replies View RelatedWhen opening up a file in windows that does not already have a registered file association you are prompted if you would like to specify what file to use to open the file or if you would like to use a web service. The web service is a great idea for the average computer user but for advanced users, you likely already know what you want to open the file with.
With the help of a registry change you can disable the web service lookup and bypass that screen entirely. Instead you will be taken directly to the list of applications on your computer you can open the file with.
To get started click on the Start Button and type in regedit to start up registry editor. Then navigate to the key below....
i need a way to connect to my home computer from school but the firewall is restricting incoming connections from RDC so i cant get any feedback. I have admin access (dont ask) and have disabled the local firewall but it still blocks the connection so the firewall on the server must be blocking it. Is there software I could install like logmein which would let me do it but doesn't need a webpage to use (logmein.com) and doesn't get stopped by a firewall?
View 8 Replies View RelatedWhenever someone in my family walks away from using the computer with Windows Vista, after the Screen Saver, I'm always taken to a screen that allows only the last user to log back in, but when someone else wants to log in, they need to hit the "Switch User" button to go back to the regular login screen. Can I have the computer just go back to showing all the user's names (so I don't have to click the "Switch User" button to login as me). I would like this to work, just as XP did... so if the last person who used the computer has to log back in, s/he would just have to click their name again...just like XP did.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have Vista Home Premium on an Acer Laptop and all was fine until I decided to change my user password. I had or have (who knows now at this stage) an Administrator,User and HDD password installed on my machine. I went into my setup and changed my user password from set to clear but left my other passwords at set. when I exited and saved changes and rebooted I could not get back in with any and all passwords. To make things worse I cannot boot from cd either. It goes to press <F2> go to setup , Enter Current Password: ? then Invalad password I have tried the F10, F12, Del, F5, F8 keys and nothing seems to get past that login screen. Does anyone have any inexpensive suggestions on how I can get into this computer, or how I can get to a command prompt. Can I un-solder the internal Battery and then re attach it.
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View 9 Replies View RelatedI have my computer, and I need to set a password, but if I do, what happens is that it loads the user selection screen first, even though I'm the only user. Because of that, if I turn on my computer, go downstairs to do something,and come back up 5 minutes later, the computer will be stuck on the user selection screen, whereas if I don't have a password, it'll automatically load all the applications (this takes a while...).
Is there any way to still have to enter a password to unlock the computer, but so that Windows would first load all the programs, and THEN ask me for a password?
anybody knows how can i unlock my pc if i don't have the password.
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The ribbon at base of screen states "Run DLL"
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I have heard of the "administrator password" for a super-administrator.
But I have never "set" the "administrator password" or "super admin
password".
I do, however, have a user account with admin privileges that I set a
password to.
Is that the same thing? Does my creating a user account with admin
privileges and password make the password for the super-admin the same, or
will the vista admin password still remain blank?
I'm wondering if this is the case, if a hacker tried to break into my system
to grab files, if I never set the administrator/super-admin password, does
that mean there is none, and they just walk right in,
or does it default to the password I have on my user account with admin
privileges?
My daughters forgotten her password on her laptop, i have tried all the usual methods to get in to it but to no avail, in both normal and safe mode, we don't have the XP disc as she bought the laptop from a friend, i have even thought about downloading ophcrack but it seems a bit long winded and a little confusing.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have heard of the "administrator password" for a super-administrator.But I have never "set" the "administrator password" or "super admin password".I do, however, have a user account with admin privileges that I set a password to. Does my creating a user account with admin privileges and password make the password for the super-admin the same, or will the vista admin password still remain blank?I'm wondering if this is the case, if a hacker tried to break into my system to grab files, if I never set the administrator/super-admin password, does that mean there is none, and they just walk right in, or does it default to the password I have on my user account with admin
privileges?
I am overseas for a while. So to be able to access my Vista computer at home, I installed Log Me In program, which works great for me in other environments. However, I've found out that I can't access my PC because the account on my Vista box does not have a password set (e.g. it's blank). Log Me In, it turns out, requires a password.
However, I am able to get to other computers (all running Windows XP) on my home network (i have 4 PCs in the house doing various things) via Remote Desktop and VNC. My question is whether it is possible to remotely (via Windows XP computers that are on my network) change the password for the account on my Vista computer?
It just happened now, after almost 2 years. When I open WM, it asks for my username and password, every time. Before I do a system restore, I 'd like to know if there is reason for that, and if there is another way to fix this annoyance.
View 9 Replies View Relatedmy acct is asking for a user name and password which i think i have yet it does not work. how would i reset my credentials.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI realize this is a Vista NG but I can't find a Win 7 NG. If someone can point me to one,My computer is a stand-alone home computer, not networked to anything. On boot-up, I am asked for my password. I provide it and all is well. How do I eliminate that password request?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI set up my brand new pc,an Acer Aspire M-1800 today which has windows vista premium.I agreed to terms and conditions,was asked to pick a user name,I did,then I was asked to pick a password I did that.I went to re-enter my password,it said wrong user name or password.My user name is displayed above the box where it says enter my password.I am sure I have the password right,but I assume windows wins this one.The bottom line is I cannot get past this point.Being so new I did not know you were to make a password reset disk,until I clicked on reset password.Can someone help me .Its really embarrsing to have this on the 1st time I tried to use it.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have Win 7 (64 bit) and want to hide a folder and password protect it. I knew how to do this in XP. I have created a compressed folder (and put the stuff in it I want to password protect. The next step was to double click it and then click Fille/Password Protect. However, when I click File, I do not see the option to password protect. All I see is "Extract All" and "Close". how to do this in Win 7?
View 8 Replies View RelatedI use a dvd-rw as a backup, using the 'live file formatting' option. No problems. How can I password protect the disc ?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am trying to log into Windows Vista x64 and... The computer - NOT I - forgot my password. (ie: the password I normally use is not working.) I am running Windows 7 Ultimate (a special waadaad Promo version I received at the #PopTech! Conference last October) via VMWare on my Mac. I only use this for Quicken, and it's been a couple of months since I've opened it. I need to get in there ASAP, as I have a meeting with my accountant and need to make major updates by Monday. I have not created a password reset disk, and I definitely do NOT want to lose the Quicken data I already have entered.
View 5 Replies View RelatedMy computer is running Vista Ultimate and is setup so that a password is required when it is powered on. Can I change that so I do not have to enter a password each time. Note: The computer is mine and I have the password. Would just to remove it
as I live alone and have no real need to password protect it at this point?
I know this is a Vista group, I have xp, and two different windows 7 OS's on my hdd for eval. My wife has put a logon password on one of the 7 installs and forgot it. I can, of course get into that install from the other one, but have no knowledge of how to remove or change the password on the other install.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI can't get into my laptop i forgot password and i don't have the disk or usb thingy, sorry hopeless with computers. anyway how i can change it somehow
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