hello. my friend went on vacation (and of course didnt leave me her NUMBER) and let me borrow her laptop while she was away. its got a log on password on it (not a START UP password that you set up thru the bio system when you first turn the computer on) she DIDNT tel me the password, and i dont have a number to contact her ive tried emailing her but aparently email isnt on the top of her list (of course! she is on vacation LOL)

so is there a way to bipass the log on? like a 'skeleton key' password or some way to just close the log on and go to windows? i know you can do it on windows 98, but thats the only Operating system i know how to do it on

jenniepepsi

mmm i take it there IS NO way :P hehe

seahwk83

sorry, not legally

jenniepepsi

k thanks hon. guess ill have to wait for her to get home and say 'you dork' hehe. :P

moyenda

so whats the username then, coz i figure if its anything than.....you might just be able to access the machine maybe not her stuff ! is it XP or vista ?

GrantHillsSA

There is a few ways but they all require applications to crack the Users.

Try Starting in Safe Mode. The Administrator account should be accessible then.
Logon with Admin and change any users password. Chances are good that the Admin account is disabled.

Anywho, no legal way I think.

Curlyben

Just to point out that Vista, by default, disables the in-built Admin account to stop access in this manner.

Also, Grant, please pay attention to the OP's dates.
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