Windows xp lockout

[Daniel Levitt]

When I start the computer there is a black screen with a lock and I don't
know the password

 

[Bruce Chambers]

When I start the computer there is a black screen with a lock and I don't
know the password

From your description, this has nothing to do with WinXP; you're
describing a BIOS password. Ask the computer's owner what he set it to.


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[Shenan Stanley]

When I start the computer there is a black screen with a lock and I
don't know the password

That sucks - but if you never see the Windows XP logo loading/logon screen
for Windows XP - this is not a Windows issue. Read your hardware manual on
how to reset the BIOS password.

 

[VanguardLH]

When I start the computer there is a black screen with a lock and I don't
know the password

See replies to your same post asked the next day. It doesn't matter how
many times you ask. This is not a prattling chat room where visitors
are infrequent in not attending regularly. Every day you repeat your
same post, you'll get the same answers from the regulars here.

 

[Daniel Levitt]

Well you know you are a jerk

See replies to your same post asked the next day. It doesn't matter how
many times you ask. This is not a prattling chat room where visitors
are infrequent in not attending regularly. Every day you repeat your
same post, you'll get the same answers from the regulars here.