I have this issue when system loads it says this computer is required to use startup password, please provide it below. but i dont know the password dont know how this even got on my computer, is there any way to bypass it, when trying to load in safe mode same it reqires password, and after three wron passwords imputs it restarts it and same think, I tried ophrack, tried even conecting diffrent hard drive with os on it just to get the personal data, and i was searching online there is not much about this kind of situation is there is any wayh to fix this, becasue I dont have the recovery disk to it? Please help
If it's a Bios Password, then you can remove the power cord, remove the case, turn the computer on it's side and look for the CMOS battery. It is a silver battery on the motherboard about the size of a nickel. Use a small flat head screw drive to pop it out. Let the computer sit for an hour or two then put the battery back in and reboot. The date, time and password will be forgotten by the system, so you will have to go into the Bios or System Setup to put the date and time back in.
If it is a Hard Drive Password, you are out of luck. 99% of the time when you encounter a computer with a Hard Drive Password on it, the computer is stole. The original owner set it so that in the event the computer is stolen, thieves can't get to sensitive data. The owner could possibly set it remotely after it was stolen. The only way to remove it is have the original owner put in the password,or like you did when you put in another hard drive. Putting in another hard drive in most cases you will have to reload the operating system, drivers and application programs.
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SOURCE: i have windows xp media center. my computer has
You will need a bootable antivirus solution to clean the viruses off of the machine if it's that bad, or at least that is the easiest way I know of.
Look, here is the real deal, your PC when booted to the hard drive into windows OS has what are called OS protected files. That means that even the best scanner will not remove it totally from the machine while booted in Windows OS.
When you use a bootable AV solution it runs the OS from the CD, then when you are scanning the drive for those little nasties, it can be remove, because the OS on the drive is not protecting them.
However be aware when using this method, that any files can and will be removed!!! The way I look at it, if it's a virus I don't want it on my hard drive! period! Then once the virus is removed format and reinstall the OS. Sorry to hear about your Recovery Partition!
There are ways to make these yourself, but if you don't know what your doing, relax Bart has you covered!
Check that out, that should fix you up. Yeah I know this is not a free solution, but one I know will work!
SOURCE: I can only connect to the internet in safe mode
You didn’t provide a lot of information here, but based on what you are saying, the computer starts up and works in safe mode only and when you try to start it is normal mode it fails. Knowing what happens when *** fails might be really helpful, but that’s okay.
It sounds like a driver issue. One of the drivers has gone bad (become corrupted) and when it tries to load, it fails and brings the whole system down. The trick is to find which one is failing. This is typically listed on the “blue screen of death” when the failure occurs.
The biggest cause of these kinds of failures is the video driver. To fix this start the computer in safe mode and remove the old driver. To do this go into the device manager (right click the My Computer icon and click Manage and then click on the Device Manager link). Click the plus next to the Display adapter properties and remove the old driver.
Obtain a new driver and install it.
See if the system boots.
If you could get me more information on the failure type and what happens, I might be able to lock down a better solution.
SOURCE: MY EMACHINES COMPUTER IS STUCK IN SAFE MODE
hi ...
whn you say the computer boots up in safe mode..
in this list you should have an option called as load windows normally (similar to this)
use the arrow keys and select it.. and then press enter and please do let us know what happens..
it should ideally work...and if it boots up to your desktop please investigate..
SOURCE: Unmountable boot volume
Hopefully you have a windows installation cd or a recovery cd. If you do then you need to install it into your cd rom drive. Reboot the computer and you will see a message that says to press any key to boot from CD. If you do not get this message and it goes straight to your boot screen then you should re-enter your BIOS and change the boot order so that the computer will boot from the CD first. Then reboot (if this was the case). When you enter the windows set up you will want to press R to start the recovery console. Select your windows OS by pressing the number corresponding with the listing for windows (most likely "1"). Then you will want to enter your administrative password. If you don't have one, just press enter. This should bring you to a command prompt. Once at the command prompt type CHKDSK. This will perform a scan of your hardrive and fix any errors. Upon restart, your computer should boot into windows. If not, then repeat this process, but instead of CHKDSK, type in fixmbr. Hope this helps.
SOURCE: trying to use system recovery disk that came with the computer
With the Recovery Disk in the DVD drive, just go and do a complete drive wipe and reinstall.
A log-on loop on your Windows XP computer is a difficult situation where the computer never completes its boot cycle, restarting intermittently ad nauseam.
This issue indicates a major problem with the boot functionality of your XP system.
Restore the computer to working order by utilizing the repair and restoration utility on your XP system disk.
Insert the XP disk into the computer.
Restart the computer.
Press any key when prompted to boot from the disk.
Press "Enter" at the first screen and "F8" at the license terms.
Highlight the drive containing XP and press "R," repairing the operating system boot files and removing the log-on loop.
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Windows XP sometimes has a glitch when you are logging in to your user account in order to boot the operating system.
The glitch logs you in and then logs you off the account.
This problem is usually caused by one of the programs that load during the computer's start-up.
Fixing this issue is a matter of ensuring that whatever program is causing the problem doesn't start up as soon as you start your computer.
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Power on the computer and allow it to get to the user logon page normally.
There is no need to start up the computer in "safe mode."
Click the user who is having the issue and type in the user's password if one is set up.
Press and hold the "shift" button on your computer keyboard as soon as you see the tool bar load up at the bottom of the screen but before any other program has a chance to do so.
This stops any "Startup" program from running and logging you off.
Right-click the "Start" button on the bottom left of your screen.
Select "Explore" from the menu that appears.
Double-click "Programs" from the list on the left side of the window that pops up.
Double-click "Startup."
Select all the files inside the "Startup" folder by dragging a box over them.
Right-click anywhere on the selected files.
Select "Delete" to delete those files.
Note that deleting the programs from the "Startup" folder does not delete them from your computer.
All this does is make it so that these programs no longer start as your computer is starting so that any error in the running of the programs doesn't interfere with logging in to your account.
Hope this helps
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