Can't get into my computer...

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Raj Hundal

Hello everyone,

My problem is that I am using a laptop that my neighbour
gave me from his company. It is password protected and I
have never encountered this type of security before. I
need to press Control+Alt+Delete and then it loads up a
prompt where I put in a username and passowrd, and select
a domain. My neighbour has forgotten the password and
his suggestion to reboot the computer using windows XP
also is not useful because it does not start up by itself
so I am left there with the password prompt. I just want
to use this laptop so I can write my Medical School
Reference Letters for my Medical School Applications.

What can I do to get in??? All I need is to use Microsoft
Word or even notepad and then I can save to disk and take
it back to university with me and transfer to my own
computer.

PLEASE HELP ME...thanks
 
The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.
2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. After installing Windows XP, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.

7. It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except for you mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.
After XP is installed, visit the support website of the manufacturer
of each hardware device to obtain the latest drivers or software
designed to work with Windows XP.


--
Nicholas

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| Hello everyone,
|
| My problem is that I am using a laptop that my neighbour
| gave me from his company. It is password protected and I
| have never encountered this type of security before. I
| need to press Control+Alt+Delete and then it loads up a
| prompt where I put in a username and passowrd, and select
| a domain. My neighbour has forgotten the password and
| his suggestion to reboot the computer using windows XP
| also is not useful because it does not start up by itself
| so I am left there with the password prompt. I just want
| to use this laptop so I can write my Medical School
| Reference Letters for my Medical School Applications.
|
| What can I do to get in??? All I need is to use Microsoft
| Word or even notepad and then I can save to disk and take
| it back to university with me and transfer to my own
| computer.
|
| PLEASE HELP ME...thanks
 
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