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    I forgot my password to my laptop, what can I do?

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    0  Views: 378 Answers: 2 Posted: 14 years ago
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      Reboot the computer. As soon as it powers on, start pressing F8. Press that about 2 times a second until you get a menu that has "Safe Mode" at the top. Select Safe Mode and when the computer boots to Windows, login as Administrator.


      Go to Start > Run > type "control userpasswords2" and hit enter. From there, select your normal account and hit "Reset Password". Enter the password you want and click OK. Now you can reboot the machine normally and login with the new password.

      14 years ago. Rating: 3
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        Colleen

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        Thanks Ed :)
        commented 14 years ago
        Ed1530

        Feel free to use this answer anytime.
        commented 14 years ago

        If it's windows, try this http://www.datarescuetools.com/password-recovery.html

        14 years ago. Rating: 2
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