password recovery

wayne

hi,need to run the acer erecovery program on my computer.problem is its password protected and the people i bought the computer off cant remember what it is.does anyone know if there is a way i can recover it?my c drive is 34 gb and i only have 1 gb empty space left.computer is about six years old running xp.thanks in advance.

TakeThis

Have you tried the Default? 000000

JJ_Egan

I would Google or try ACER forums .
jje

TakeThis

Otherwise;

-Download and save Hiren's Boot CD 10.5 to a working computer. Once saved, un-zip the contents.
Inside the un-zipped folder will be an image file/.iso.

Next, download and install ImgBurn(No need to install the Google Toolbar. Remove the relevant tick). Burn the Image to Disc. Use this as your guide(skip step 2b)[/QUOTE]

Now that you have the completed disc, place it into the ACER's optical disc drive and reboot the machine. Choose to Boot from CD.

-Choose MiniXP
-After it loads, open Notepad and minimize it. You'll need it later.
-Open the Hiren's Boot Menu app and scroll to the "Recovery" menu, then select Partition Find and Mount.
-Select your physical HD and do a Normal Scan of the drive.-Once you find the hidden partition (approx. 5Gigs), mount it as any unused drive letter.
-The AIMDRS.DAT file will be on the root of the drive. Now drag that file to Notepad that you opened earlier. Here's what it should look like:
[MyData]
PD=xxxxxx
HT=<password hint>

Password should be displayed beside "PD".

Write that password down, reboot to Normal Windows and run the eRecovery Management tool.

Have fun!

santer_2

wayne wrote: »

my c drive is 34 gb and i only have 1 gb empty space left

Is that the only reason for running the recovery option?