Re: Password problem
If it were a desktop, I would unplug the power to the motherboard and short
a Clear CMOS jumper for three or more seconds. How is this done inside a
laptop? Perhaps disassembling it to see if there is a similar jumper.
Once again, if I was unable to identify that jumper in a motherboard, I
would unplug the power cord, pull out the coin-shaped lithium battery and
any other peripheral that might carry power into this motherboard, and then,
short out the battery holder for a few seconds, then reassemle everything.
Hope this helps point in the right direction.
"Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message
news:%23uNeP118HHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Have you tried using a 95/98 DOS boot disk?
> http://www.bootdisk.com/
>
> Please read Read1st in the right pane for instructions on how to create
the boot
> disk from the downloaded file.
>
> --
>
> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
> Conflicts start where information lacks.
> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>
> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
>
> "Sudy Nim" <pseudonym@noplace.com> wrote in message
> news:k%1Fi.517918$p47.274351@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> >I have no idea as to what is on it. I got it from my daughter who got it
> > from her former employer. The company went out of business (another
story)
> > and she was among the last to leave. After all equipment was sold off a
> > salvage company picked up the remnants. She was allowed to take some
items
> > including this computer. Because it was locked by a password she asked
me if
> > I would be interested in trying to fix it, as she was going to junk it.
Just
> > a challenge on my part to see if I can get it to work. Possibly someone
in
> > my family might keep it if it were any good? Sudy Nim
> >
> >
> > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:e20e9ey8HHA.4432@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> You say you inherited this machine. Does the HDD contain information
you
> >> need to access (e.g., for personal or legal reasons) or do you just
wanna
> >> see if you can get it working and use it?
> >> --
> >> ~PA Bear
> >>
> >> "Sudy Nim" <pseudonym@noplace.com> wrote in message
> >> news:z4ZEi.516586$p47.463410@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> >> > Thanks PA Bear but, I can not get into DOS or the windows Control
Panel,
> >> > which are required by the various options listed at that Dell site.
The
> >> > only
> >> > computer option I get at boot is ... Enter Password! Anything I type
> >> > returns
> >> > with - Password is incorrect, System halted, Must power down.
> >> >
> >> > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:u$Vdgbx8HHA.4200@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >> Crossposted to Win95 General Discussion.
> >> >>
> >> >> The page http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/dta/plata01/ suggests
> > that
> >> >> the machine's running Windows 95 (which, like Win98, is no longer
> >> > supported
> >> >> by Microsoft).
> >> >>
> >> >> See if anything on this page helps:
> >> >> http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/dta/plata01/00000046.htm
> >> >> --
> >> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> >> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> >> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Sudy Nim wrote:
> >> >> > I inherited a dell laptop Latitude Xpi. I have no additional
> >> >> > information
> >> >> > or
> >> >> > instructions and have no idea as to its operating system. When I
turn
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > on
> >> >> > I get a message "enter password" or use control-enter to bypass
> >> > password.
> >> >> > However, I can not get pass this point. It is not the operating
> > system
> >> >> > password and I've tried various F-keys without success so never
> > having
> >> >> > experienced this I'm guessing that it is a BIOS password? Is there
a
> >> >> > way
> >> >> > around this, or is it too old to bother with and should I just
toss
> > it,
> >> >> > any
> >> >> > suggestions or recommendations? My apologies if this is the wrong
> > group
> >> >> > for
> >> >> > this question.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>