Security

Ask something
Discussion Locked

finding password

0 helpful
5 replies

by calbj98

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.

I have a laptop that was just sent to my family, it is a IBM think pad (390e) it belonged to my sister who was killed on 9/11 in the WTC. The information contained on the HD will help my parents get some closure. No body know's the password. Any help in crackin it would really help. E-mail @ calbj98@yahoo.com

Thanks

5 replies

by road-dog

My condolences to your family.

I'm not a PC whiz, but if you have an idea of what filename you're looking for, bypass boot and look for it. I'm not sure if the newer versions of windows allow this though.

by chuxiz

You can get the file you are looking for by booting into a safe mode. Just press F8 if it's a windows OS. But if the password is set at startup, then you might have to reset the BIOS by removing your CMOS battery and putting it back after about a minute.

Goodluck.

by chuxiz

Sorry for the loss.

You can get the file you are looking for by booting into a safe mode. Just press F8 if it's a windows OS. But if the password is set at startup, then you might have to reset the BIOS by removing your CMOS battery and putting it back after about a minute.

Goodluck.

by txman57

If it is a bios password, you are out of luck unless you are confident about opening the case of the laptop. If it is a Windows 98 password, you can boot to a DOS disk and delete all of the .pwl files that you can find on the hard drive. If it is windows NT or 2000, you will need some type of password cracker or changer like ERD Commander.

by bwhitley

Strap the first set of in-line or (double) jumper pins located in the memory compartment. Turn the unit on. If there was a boot password set in cmos, this procedure should disarm it.

have a happy,

Mr Bill

This discussion is closed to new replies.