Re: Admin Bios Password Reset HELP

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Hi Ron,

I researched and the program I could have sworn was for AAdministrator
password to get into the bios.
Anyway, I hit f10 at login to get in and it asks for adminitsrator password.
I even tried nothing and just hit enter, i get three tries and no luck.
Compaq told me that I would have to send the computer in and be charged,
becuase they dont know what the password is, and there is no way around to
reset it.
I have done research on this in and out for years. I swear that site was
for administrator...hmm.
Also I tried to pull battery out, and left unplugged and battery out all
night.
The only thing I did not try was delete the SAM file, which rpeoerts from
this board tells me I do not want to do that

"Ron Badour" wrote:

That program you downloaded is for a login password, not the BIOS password.

You really need to contact Compaq support again. Normally you have to
either pull the CMOS battery or set jumper switches in order to clear the
BIOS password. If you pull the battery, you will lose all settings and that
could be a problem. I don't know why tech support gave you the run
around--maybe there was an idiot at the wheel when you called.
--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP Shell User


"Bob" <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CECCCA7C-A272-469E-B4E0-10504ABE8BA0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Its been 3 years since I had this COMPAQ EVO N610c laptop and never been
in
the BIOS. I needed to recently to address memory issues, which I still
have.
I lived with it as I did not need to for years but now I JUST WANT to in
case of emergency.

I tried the program downloaded, and burned image to CD-ROM from
http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/
with no success.

I still can not get into the BIOS. I called Compaq and they were no help.

Anyone have any ideas here ?




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