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  1. Rosy
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    Windows 7 home
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    Hi We are new to this forum, I have gifted to my wife a new hp laptop with windows 7 , We basically used the computer for a couple of days without having to sign-in or without having to enter a password. Now windows is asking for a password , We have no clue why we are being asked for a password and have no clue what password to enter, Any ideas on what to do would be deeply apprciated, Thank you
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  3. Windows i7 920
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    Windows 8 Pro x64
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    This might help:

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  4. bigmck
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
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    Rosy said:
    Hi We are new to this forum, I have gifted to my wife a new hp laptop with windows 7 , We basically used the computer for a couple of days without having to sign-in or without having to enter a password. Now windows is asking for a password , We have no clue why we are being asked for a password and have no clue what password to enter, Any ideas on what to do would be deeply apprciated, Thank you
    Where did you buy it? Did you buy it new from a local store? You should be able to ask them some questions about it.
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  6. bassfisher6522
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
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    Is this message popping up from sleep/hibernate mode?
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