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    Reinstalling Window Xp

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Brunello, Jul 6, 2008.

  1. Brunello

    Brunello Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can anyone teach me how reinstall Windows XP on a laptop blocked by loss of user password?
    Thanks
     
    Brunello, Jul 6, 2008
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  2. Gregory

    Gregory disassemble?

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    We could, but we don't want to teach you to bypass someone's password. Sorry :(
     
    Gregory, Jul 6, 2008
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  3. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Whats up with Passwords today.... [found by qhn]
     
    Andy, Jul 6, 2008
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  4. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    1. Let's put this in the right forum.

    2. You should be able to boot off a Windows installation /recovery CD and do a new installation. However, it might wipe the old Windows installation. If the BIOS has been locked to prevent booting from the optical drive then you've got a different problem, and more difficult to solve. Hacking BIOS passwords is definitely off-limits for discussion.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jul 6, 2008
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  5. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Wrong forum, and besides, were not sure if you didnt steal that laptop.
    Im sorry, thats the sad truth.
    However, there are plenty of guides out there on reinstalling Windows XP, a lot of good ones can be found here.
     
    Thomas, Jul 6, 2008
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  6. Gregory

    Gregory disassemble?

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    Well as long as the mod said it is ok to talk about this...

    If you just want to reinstall XP and don't care about retrieving old files, do as John Ratsley said. Just insert the XP CD and install as normal. You can find countless guides on google. Or this is a good one : http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=81828

    If you want to be able to retrieve the old files, use GParted to shrink the current partition & create a new one, then install the fresh copy of Windows to the newly created partition. Once Windows is up and running, take possesion of the old password locked files by following this walk-through from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
     
    Gregory, Jul 6, 2008
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