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Despeately need help - Locked out

rizla01
rizla01 Posts: 7,260 Forumite
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edited 18 May 2013 at 2:24PM in Techie Stuff
Hi All,

I have been cleaning up a slow computer to replace the VERY slow old lappy that wifey uses and after gettig rid of a few infetions decided to install tweakUI and make a few fine adjustments.

I also downloaded the AVG removal tool from AVG as its anti virus was running while Avast was running.

I also deleted a few obsolete progs.

Rebooted and now I am locked out.

Asking for a password that as never been set.

Gone into Bios and blanked both password settings but still no good.

What now?

Please help :A

Pretty please, even?
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  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Some details of the machine can only help. ;)
  • HappyMJ
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    Replace hard drive...reinstall OS. Restore data from old hard drive then use old hard drive as backup. That's the easy way...hard drives are so cheap nowadays that's all I can be bothered to do now. Previously I'd get rescue disks backup the data onto cd/dvd, reinstall the OS and restore the data.
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  • rizla01
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    HappyMJ wrote: »
    Replace hard drive...reinstall OS. Restore data from old hard drive then use old hard drive as backup. That's the easy way...hard drives are so cheap nowadays that's all I can be bothered to do now. Previously I'd get rescue disks backup the data onto cd/dvd, reinstall the OS and restore the data.

    Surely that is a bit drastic.

    The 'puter is an old LG model with celeron D (Ps2 I think)

    Mobo is foxtronic or something.

    Further info I dont have I'm afraid.
    "Unhappiness is not knowing what we want, and killing ourselves to get it."
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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    what password, what operating system
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    > . !!!! ----> .
  • nickcc
    nickcc Posts: 2,265 Forumite
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    If its running Windows XP or later try a system restore by pressing F8 when starting up.
  • rizla01
    rizla01 Posts: 7,260 Forumite
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    closed wrote: »
    what password, what operating system

    Sorry Yes its XP3 and it is asking for a logon password
    "Unhappiness is not knowing what we want, and killing ourselves to get it."
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  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Just bypass it with Offline NT Password and Registry editor

    If need be I can upload the LG XP Recovery disc for you to run a clean install. Though you'll need to back up the Drivers for yourself beforehand.
  • rizla01
    rizla01 Posts: 7,260 Forumite
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    NiftyDigits wrote: »
    Just bypass it with Offline NT Password and Registry editor

    If need be I can upload the LG XP Recovery disc for you to run a clean install. Though you'll need to back up the Drivers for yourself beforehand.

    Oh dear. Re-install it is then.
    I take it there is no other way in.

    If I am to download the LG op sys (The offer for which I am grateful) I am better off waiting till my own PC is up & running, perhaps, as the alternative (Lappy) is a bit of a slug. :
    "Unhappiness is not knowing what we want, and killing ourselves to get it."
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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 18 May 2013 at 6:22PM
    the other way in is described in the post you quoted

    here's another

    http://www.pcloginnow.com/product.html

    post a hijackthis log, installed ram, and commit charge of the old slow laptop if you want help speeding it up
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • Quiet_Spark
    Quiet_Spark Posts: 1,093 Forumite
    NiftyDigits has provided the correct answer, most of the other solutions listed so far will cause you to lose all existing data.
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