Re: password to expire in 2 days ... will laptop be inexcessable?

We own an IBM T40 ThinkPad Laptop we purchased
as a
corporate off lease return. The seller provided
a
password that he said was applied to all areas
where a
password would be set.
We are now receiving a message that the password
will
expire in 2 days and do we wish to reset the
password.
Will this deem the laptop unusable once this
happens?

I have tried to reset the password by using the
password
sent to us with the purchase papers and then
entering a
new one but a message says the user or password
isn't
correct. I've tried using uppercase, etc., but
nothing
works.
I realize no one would want to say how to get
around this
if you knew and this is understandable. I just
need to
know if the laptop will stop booting up when
this
password expires? Even though we've owned pc's
since
1990, I've never used a password. I'm at a loss
as to
what this expiration of a password means, what
the
results will be when it expires.
Any advice as to what to expect will be most
appreciated.

Mary

What happens when you say yes, you want to change
the password? Doesn't sound like you tried that.

It "means" that the computer is set up so that
every so many days, the password must be changed.
Standard operating procedures for many businesses.
If the password they gave you is no good, get to
them asap and ask them for it.

If worse comes to worse, use the recovery options
to reset the computer to its basic state and start
over again. Do NOT format the drive or you will
lose all that recovery capability!

If you also have a BIOS password set, there is a
way to reset those too; check with the mfg of the
laptop.

HTH


.

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