How to remove a password.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

I have a HP Compaq 6720s laptop which I bought whilst at uni.

As well as having a password set on start up, I also set a password which I need to imput a seperate password as soon as I switch the laptop on.

I set it up that way, so if someone got hold of the laptop, it had extra proctection.

Now I'm not at uni, I don't need that strength of security anymore, but don't know to remove/delete it.

If anyone knows, it would be much appreciated.

bsms1147

Is it a BIOS password?

NiftyDigits

If you have forgotten the password, look here
Otherwise here, here or here

If you know it, just check the manual.

paddyrg

Probably a BIOS password, try holding F2 (and if not that, try other F keys) on boot.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Don't know what type of password it is.

When I bought the laptop, there was an option to set a pasword so that when you first switched the laptop on, you had to input a password to even access the admin password.

When I turn my laptopn on, it asks for a password. Then, it boost up to the welcome screen and then asks for another password.

It's the first password that I want to remove.

Hope this explains it.

NiftyDigits

Answers in post #3

NiftyDigits

If you know the password, but you don't want to use the Power on Password anymore, disable it in the BIOS after signing in. You get into the BIOS by pressing F10 at start up.

Look here