Social Anxiety Support

WineKitty · 08-23-2009, 08:03 PM

I hope someone out there has an answer for me.

Is there anyway to get around a password protecting a computer? Like when you start it up and windows asks for a password? This is very important.

WineKitty · 08-24-2009, 06:41 PM

Anyone?

huh · 08-24-2009, 06:44 PM

Yeah, there are a few ways to get around it. Are you looking for a way to do it or just wondering how secure your computer is? heh. If someone has physical access to the computer, then the windows/linux/etc password wont protect it much if they're tech savvy.

Firecracker73 · 08-24-2009, 06:45 PM

I not much on computers really! but i think i depends on whether you have windows XP, 2000, mac, etc. I had to but the recovery dvd in my when i forgot my password. And, on my other computer with XP i would not have a clue? I know i wasn't any assistance but may be someone else will respond soon with an answer.

WineKitty · 08-24-2009, 06:47 PM

I am not sure what operating system it is but I think its vista, I will have to ask. It was my mothers computer and she recently died. For reasons I will never understand she had the computer password protected and now the family cannot get into it to see what bills she was paying online.

shyvr6 · 08-24-2009, 10:44 PM

You could see if safe mode works. Go into safe mode before the windows screen pops up by hitting F8. Click yes when it asks if you want to log on in safe mode and log in under the admin account. Then change the password or create a new account. Reboot under normal mode.

WineKitty · 08-25-2009, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shyvr6

You could see if safe mode works. Go into safe mode before the windows screen pops up by hitting F8. Click yes when it asks if you want to log on in safe mode and log in under the admin account. Then change the password or create a new account. Reboot under normal mode.

Hey thanks so much!!!! I will email this to my sister and hopefully this will do the trick. i will let you know!!

08-23-2009, 08:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
WineKitty Status: Almost 10,000 Posts :) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alone Inside My Mind Gender: Female Posts: 9,967	Please please help me I hope someone out there has an answer for me. Is there anyway to get around a password protecting a computer? Like when you start it up and windows asks for a password? This is very important. __________________ "The more I know about people, the better I like my dog." - Mark Twain

08-24-2009, 06:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
WineKitty Status: Almost 10,000 Posts :) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alone Inside My Mind Gender: Female Posts: 9,967	Anyone? __________________ "The more I know about people, the better I like my dog." - Mark Twain

08-24-2009, 06:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
huh Status: Statistical Anomaly Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: WI Gender: Male Age: 24 Posts: 1,037	Yeah, there are a few ways to get around it. Are you looking for a way to do it or just wondering how secure your computer is? heh. If someone has physical access to the computer, then the windows/linux/etc password wont protect it much if they're tech savvy. __________________ "It takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen."

08-24-2009, 06:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
WineKitty Status: Almost 10,000 Posts :) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alone Inside My Mind Gender: Female Posts: 9,967	I am not sure what operating system it is but I think its vista, I will have to ask. It was my mothers computer and she recently died. For reasons I will never understand she had the computer password protected and now the family cannot get into it to see what bills she was paying online. __________________ "The more I know about people, the better I like my dog." - Mark Twain

08-24-2009, 10:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
shyvr6 Status: Makin Waves Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somewhere on a map. Gender: Male Posts: 9,645	You could see if safe mode works. Go into safe mode before the windows screen pops up by hitting F8. Click yes when it asks if you want to log on in safe mode and log in under the admin account. Then change the password or create a new account. Reboot under normal mode. __________________ Music

08-24-2009, 06:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Firecracker73 Status: I Want To Believe! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oklahoma Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 23	I not much on computers really! but i think i depends on whether you have windows XP, 2000, mac, etc. I had to but the recovery dvd in my when i forgot my password. And, on my other computer with XP i would not have a clue? I know i wasn't any assistance but may be someone else will respond soon with an answer.