Hi Cindy, Try Hiren 7.9 software. You can find it on the internet. If I remember correctly, you run it from the CD. There are several utilities on this CD and getting past a password is one of them.
Rixey --- JIM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cindy. > > > Hello again everyone! I have a problem (again). My co-worker at work > > gave me her old IBM thinkpad 600. She said she had it a long time. But > > she did not remember the password to get into it! i tried what she > > thought the password was it did not work. It boots up and then has the > > little "lock" icon requiring a password. Can anyone PLEASE PLEASE > > help me to get past the password and get into the OS? Is there a > > generic password? Why the heck does IBM do this? It makes it > > impossible if you were to lose or forget the password. > > I thnk that passwords are optional. So it is not IBMs fault. Do you know > whether this is the bios password? If so I'd guess that removing the CMOS > battery would clear it. Unfortunately a laptop computer is not as easy to > get into as a desktop. > > Jim > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
