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04-22-2008, 07:35 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 745
|  Lost Password
ok, well this actually fits in a few different places. basically, a guy gave me an acer aspire *I say basically, he brought me the computer, told me to fix it, didn't leave a name or anything, never heard back, been 3 months, and I'm leaving next month. if he doesn't come claim it I'm taking it with me* but I don't have the password to log into VISTA. I do not have the little password reset removeable data disk, so how do I reset it?
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04-22-2008, 09:17 PM
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Geek Squad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 782
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Hmm, only way I could think is just reinstalling the OS using a disk. No other way to get past vista passwords so far as I know.
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04-22-2008, 09:21 PM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
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Try going into admin throught 'Safe Mode'
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04-22-2008, 09:29 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 745
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still brings up password prompt... I distinctly remember that he had a bsod, but I don't remember when it happened. could there perhaps be an os problem that would cause me to not be able to get into the os? even from safe mode?
stops loading at drivers\crcdisk.sys before going to the login screen
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04-22-2008, 10:11 PM
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Geek Squad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 782
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Vista disallows access through the safe mode to admin activities. It is designed that way to protect against getting in without authority, since it was a problem with XP.
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04-22-2008, 10:23 PM
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Master Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Gov't Regulated Cubical Posts: 2,755
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UM, this scarely sounds like trouble..... ie Stolen.
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04-22-2008, 10:29 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 745
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I can only truly say that I know the guy and I doubt it's been stolen... i.e. I don't know for sure. I'm in college, and I get TONS of repairs here *I run an under-the-works business here* and this guy just never came back for his pc. I've only done maybe 15 repairs this semester. this was just from early on. anyways... no other ideas? ok, what about putting XP on it formatting it with an XP disk? I've heard there were issues with that
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04-22-2008, 11:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C:\Windows\System32 Posts: 25,661
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There is no way to recover the Password with Vista yet. You can try the tools in teh XP Password discs and that under the Windows index. (Link in my Sig)
But other than that you would have to either reinstall Vista HP or go with XP. Just make sure you can get drivers!!
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04-23-2008, 08:53 AM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 999
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I'd just do a reinstall with whatever flavor of Windows that's on the license sticker on the bottom.
I'd hate to see a Vista key go to waste. There are programs that will reset Vista passwords. If you can reset the password, you could then use Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder to grab the Vista key to reinstall Vista.
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04-23-2008, 10:11 AM
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I am of the highest lvl.. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,454
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Maybe use Ubuntu? No idea how that would help but might be a thought.
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