I like to format the hard-drive so I can unlock this machine.
cd-rom not detected
I have toshiba laptop with windows xp installed and I forgot the admin password. I have PCMCIA cd-rom that can't be detect becuase I can't boot to windows xp and install the driver for it. Does any one knows a different way to get around this problem.
I like to format the hard-drive so I can unlock this machine.
I like to format the hard-drive so I can unlock this machine.
I am assuming you are talking about the OS admin password and not the BIOS password, but no I do not know a way around the problem.
The good thing about a Windows admin password is that it not usually lock you out after too many attempts, so you can probably safely sit there for a half hour or hour or so trying different passwords and maybe it will come back to you.
This having failed however, I would be backing up (hopefully you do not have important data stored under the admin profiles) and reformatting to unlock as you yourself suggest.
The good thing about a Windows admin password is that it not usually lock you out after too many attempts, so you can probably safely sit there for a half hour or hour or so trying different passwords and maybe it will come back to you.
This having failed however, I would be backing up (hopefully you do not have important data stored under the admin profiles) and reformatting to unlock as you yourself suggest.
