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i need help unlocking my dell D600 laptop

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i need help unlocking my dell D600 laptop
blog rootwhen i turn on the laptop it stops at a white screen saying enter administration password or primary password i brought from a friends friend bad idea lol and he says he doesnt no what wrong can anyone help

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hi
could be malware – virus or whatever.
I would first ask for a refund from your ‘friends’ ‘friend’ – if it was doing this when you bought it
failing that I would probably nuke it

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and then install your favourite OS from scratch
cheers

Slap your friend

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It is probably from a friend who stole it from another “friend”. Good job you are in posession of stolen property!! I say slap your friend for selling you a stolen laptop.

As previously posted…TR members do not assist password recovery.

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in your other request for this (http://tinyurl.com/l2ncul)

TR members do not assist password recovery. Do not respond to this thread
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At the BIOS screen, press the button combo to enter the setup options.
Now, using a flathead screwdriver, pop off the “R” key (gently, you want to replace it soon).
You should see a metal piece around where the center of the key would be. Use a philips or hex driver and ‘pop’ it out (covering the entire metal section with the driver, hit it until it pops out).
Replace the “U” key
This may cause the computer to appear to be ‘frozen’ for some time. Leave it alone for at least 10 minutes, the BIOS is now resetting the Windows administrator password.

After it completes, or after 10 minutes, reboot the system.
When it prompts for an admin PW, type in “P.W.R.E.C.O.V.E.R.”, and press the key

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