Thread: unlocking a laptop/forgot password to laptop

Ok so im back here again because of my big mouth lol! well my nephews friend heard I fixed my nieces laptop with the help of my friends here at Ti he too has a laptop locked now and needs the password cleared but the only thing different in this case as before the members accounts was locked and didnt know the passwords but! in this case when I turned the laptop on it went straight to a password page and I do not know how to boot from it to run the recovery cd to clear the password anybody around that can help me out. Thanks is always in advance and after



I believe its running windowsXP if it helps any?
this how the start up page looks?

You could try a cracking software such as: Ophcrack

This is not a bios password is it?
Have you tried boot safe mode?
F8 when booting should give you some options.
Or just grab your self a copy of win 7 and slap it on that baby ;)

Is that a BIOS pass lock? If yes, it is gonna be hard to do on laptop, you might need to contact technical support of the manufacturer in order to do that.

not sure what a bios password is but when I turn it on a blue square pops up asking for power-on Password(and a key symbol) ???

That sounds like a BIOS password... On a desktop computer i think it is enought to remove the CMOS battery. I think laptop has those also, what model is it? Maybe you can find some datasheet helping you locating it?. Anyway removing the battery (not the big laptop baterry) for a while should do the trick.

this is what the page looks like and I will update my first post with this too so you can get a better picture of it
low-quality I know lol


make/model is HP compaq nc6000

That is definitely a BIOS password lock. Try these.

Reset the BIOS to defaults by:
Removing battery + AC
Hold FN
Apply AC
Start tapping F11
Stop tapping F11 and release FN when the LEDs cycle on + off

The BIOS is now restored to defaults and the password should have gone.. If not..

Read your manual and learn how to remove RTC (real time clock) battery leave it out for at least 15 mins .. then re-insert battery..(or replace if necessary) You will need to re-enter date and time. In most cases, it is recommended to restart WITHOUT inserting the main battery.. ( Just use the charger) until you have reset the bios details.. including password.. if you want one.. and saved the changes.

Source: Business support forums - NC6000 Admin Bios Password Recovery

how did the bios got locked?

did you do anyghing?

I dont think it has a lock fiture so you can gove it a try...