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password protected secondhand computer

brownbabygirl
brownbabygirl Posts: 1,356 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
Just bought a desktop (from a school that has since dissolved). The Windows has a password on and I cannot get past it. Any tips please as I am stuck.
QUIDCO £2827 paid out since October 2007:D
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  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    is there a windows serial number sticker on the case
  • brownbabygirl
    brownbabygirl Posts: 1,356 Forumite
    yes, it has.
    QUIDCO £2827 paid out since October 2007:D
  • Zeitgeist
    Zeitgeist Posts: 309 Forumite
    Does the password come up before the computer has booted (i.e. is a hardware password) or when Windows has booted?
    "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain
  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    ok , the reason its password protected is that its got sensitive data on it (or could have) so I won,t help you crack the password , I and others will assist in helping you reload a new operating system tho


    please can you tell us the make/model and also which version of windows
  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    Zeitgeist wrote: »
    Does the password come up before the computer has booted (i.e. is a hardware password) or when Windows has booted?


    I did not bother asking that question as the OP said password on windows , however I will await their reply
  • brownbabygirl
    brownbabygirl Posts: 1,356 Forumite
    It comes up when Windows has booted.
    QUIDCO £2827 paid out since October 2007:D
  • brownbabygirl
    brownbabygirl Posts: 1,356 Forumite
    enfield_freddy wrote: »
    ok , the reason its password protected is that its got sensitive data on it (or could have) so I won,t help you crack the password , I and others will assist in helping you reload a new operating system tho


    please can you tell us the make/model and also which version of windows

    OK so its possible to load a new Windows. We just want to be able to use the computer and already have 4 Windows licences on CD. The version is 7. make Hanns G?
    QUIDCO £2827 paid out since October 2007:D
  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    hanns g is a monitor (says so on my screen?)


    boot from cd , using the correct cd/dvd and enter the ser no on the computer case when asked , probably 32 bit , but check if home/starter/professional etc


    can,t remember but I think you can load 7 without ser no , then add it afterwards
  • windup
    windup Posts: 339 Forumite
    edited 29 October 2015 at 4:11AM
    Someone hasn't been doing their job properly.. how did you obtain this computer?
  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    windup wrote: »
    Someone hasn't been doing their job properly.. how did you obtain this computer?




    OP


    Just bought a desktop (from a school that has since dissolved).




    must have been in the rainy season
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