[smartboy]

I recently bought a Compaq Presario CQ50, from this woman at a moving sale. When I asked for the password to the computer, she said she logged in without one. She showed me She opened the computer band showed me that it worked. Sastified, I bought the computer. When I went home, and opened the computer, and explored it for a bit, I realized that the account without a password was only a limited account. I went back, but no one was there. I believe that they moved. So, I went online and looked for a way to crack the password. I tried booting from a linux disc, but the computer seems to be set to boot from the hard drive first. Then, I tried to change the BIOS settings, but the BIOS was password protected. I then tried some password finding programs online, but those kept on getting deleated by Norton. I am not sure weather or not they work anyway.Can anyone help me find the password?

[indiansword]

1.remove the CMOS from the cpu, put it back, change first boot device to CD rom and reinstall the OS.
2. Go for OPcrack and get the admin password.

[shabbir]

Check out Be ADMIN in Vista Article and see if its of any help

[LukaB]

Ye, you could find all info in google, google is your friend I always use it. I had a problem with this before but then seached on google

[neo_vi]

many password reset disks are available in the net. get any 1 or jus PM me. I ll guide u.

[smartboy]

I tried ophcrack, but my computer dosen't load it when starting up. I go to the boot menu, and all I see is one option, which is some letters and numbers, which i assume is the hard drive.

[indiansword]

Quote:

Originally Posted by shabbir

Check out Be ADMIN in Vista Article and see if its of any help

That wudnt help shabbir,
coz this guy doesnt have access to admin account. He will have to do something outta windows. So the things i suggested, only they would work :P

[smartboy]

So, dose anyone know where the CMOS ram is on a Compq Presario CQ50? Is it even safe to open the laptop? I have never done that before, so should i ask a professional to do it? ALso, if i remove it, do i have to install the operating system? I don't have the disc, and i don't want to pay a ton of money to buy one.

[fourthdimension]

You don't have to worry about the OS - the cmos battery just stores bios settings.
You may be able to access it by removing the bottom panel. Just be careful because laptops are especially delicate.
You can try to reset the admin pass with the net users hack. If I remember correctly, it goes something like this:
in cmd, type "net users username newpassword".
You can also download cain and able and use its dump function to find all the passwords on your computer.

[indiansword]

Quote:

Originally Posted by smartboy

So, dose anyone know where the CMOS ram is on a Compq Presario CQ50? Is it even safe to open the laptop? I have never done that before, so should i ask a professional to do it? ALso, if i remove it, do i have to install the operating system? I don't have the disc, and i don't want to pay a ton of money to buy one.

give me the PRODUCT NUMBER OF YOUR COMPUTER. (which wud be on the side of the tower on a sticker/label)

i work for hp! :P