DELL laptop Password - Forgotten

[cm0229]

Help - I have an Insprion 8000 and I forgot my password to log onto system.
HELP PLEASE!!!

[jbennet]

Is this the windows password you are talking about?

While it is starting up keep tapping F8

you will get to a menu. choose "safe mode". Dont be worried if a whole load of text flows down the screen and it looks screwy. Click "administrator", login and delete your password. Then reboot back into normal mode.

[cm0229]

No, its not a WIndows' Password. its on boot up.
Can u help?

Is this the windows password you are talking about?

While it is starting up keep tapping F8

you will get to a menu. choose "safe mode". Dont be worried if a whole load of text flows down the screen and it looks screwy. Click "administrator", login and delete your password. Then reboot back into normal mode.

[cm0229]

no, its not a windows' password. boot up password

[jbennet]

If its the bootup password then you are in trouble. On most desktop pcs you can disable this in two ways, either by removing the BIOS battery (looks like a watch battery, on the motherboard) or by setting some jumpers on the motherboard.

I dont know how you would do this on a laptop or if its even possible (i know that onesome buisness laptops like IBM thinkpads that if you forget the syatem password, thats it, you need a whole new motherboard or hard disk)

[joshSCH]

Laptops have cmos batteries too.. simply take it out, and put it back in.

[Spriggan]

or run kill CMOS if you can boot from a CD.

KILL CMOS

[jbennet]

He cant. Its a power on password and I advise against that program. It fried the motherboard on my compaq

[Spriggan]

so it did KILL your CMOS? and here i thought it just re-wrote checksum headers...

[joshSCH]

lol..

[jbennet]

so it did KILL your CMOS? and here i thought it just re-wrote checksum headers...

Killed my BIOS. It goes : error no BIOS data found and dies. I think it wiped the bit where the main BIOS info is stored (where you flash) instead of just wiping the settings

[batmanisi]

I suggests you write your passwords down and keep them in a safe place where you wont lose them or forget about them

[joshSCH]

Whats the point of even having a bios password to begin with.. unless its not your pc as your house or something.

[jbennet]

Most buisnesseses IT departments make them mandatory so that corporate data can not be stolen for sale

[hhheeellllllooo]

i hate you

[jbennet]

i hate you

why? Screw you!

[hhheeellllllooo]

hahaha im just kiddin i dont hate you

[hhheeellllllooo]

does any one know how to get into a dell inspiron 1525 when you forget your password?

[avex62]

I recently got a used dell laptop, the logon password I didnt know. I started it in safe mode, went in to the control panel and deleted the password protected account. Now its all good.

[pppsr]

I keep hitting F8 and it doesn't do anything.

Is this the windows password you are talking about?

While it is starting up keep tapping F8

you will get to a menu. choose "safe mode". Dont be worried if a whole load of text flows down the screen and it looks screwy. Click "administrator", login and delete your password. Then reboot back into normal mode.

[pppsr]

I can't get into anything. I turn it on and it needs a pass word to access the data on the computer. It's asking for a admin password. My mom gave me the laptop, but don't remember the password

I keep hitting F8 and it doesn't do anything.

[pppsr]

i hate you

sorry hit the wrong thing

[crunchie]

Sorry. Go to the manufacturer or google the problem.
We cannot help as we have no way of checking if the computer in question is actually yours.