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12-20-2009
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Windows 7 won't let me log on. Hi,
I am new on here and I'm posting a question on behalf of my husband.
He has just got a new acer laptop and through them got an upgrade disc to Windows 7, install could of gone better but for some reason when he switches on his laptop and is asked for his password the box says he has wrongly entered his details, we were both at his laptop when he first chose this even when it was Windows Vista we had the same problem. He has tried 'create a password reset disk' but that doesn't work either.
Has anyone encountered the same problem?
It is so annoying as my husband is using the correct log on password, it's driving us mad.
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12-20-2009
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#2 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc |

Quote: Originally Posted by harvey77 Hi,
I am new on here and I'm posting a question on behalf of my husband.
He has just got a new acer laptop and through them got an upgrade disc to Windows 7, install could of gone better but for some reason when he switches on his laptop and is asked for his password the box says he has wrongly entered his details, we were both at his laptop when he first chose this even when it was Windows Vista we had the same problem. He has tried 'create a password reset disk' but that doesn't work either.
Has anyone encountered the same problem?
It is so annoying as my husband is using the correct log on password, it's driving us mad. If you just got the laptop and you actually did an upgrade that is the problem. Start over, take the DVD and when you come to the choice upgrade or custom, chose custom.
This is a clean install, it is the same as the full retail DVD and you are allowed to do it. Read our tutorials on installation to find out how. You have 7 with all the problems of your Vista. Start fresh no problems. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
12-20-2009
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Make sure that the cap locks aren't on....you can also find many free apps that will recover a lost password... google is your friend.. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavillion 601 OS Windows 7 Ultimate CPU Intel P4 3.4Ghz Dual Processor Motherboard Austek Memory 2GB Graphics Card Integrated 82915G Chipset 128MB Sound Card Intel HD integtrated Monitor(s) Displays HP2009m 20' HD Wide Screen Screen Resolution 1600x900 Hard Drives WD 250GB WD 500GB External Internet Speed 30mb |
12-20-2009
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#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (Build 7600) |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (Build 7600) CPU AMD Phenom Quad core 9950 black edition Motherboard Gigabyte Memory 8Gb Graphics Card 2x XFX Radeon 5850 Sound Card PCI Express X-Fi Titanium / Logitech G35 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP 2410i Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech G15 Mouse Logitech G9 PSU Jean Tech Storm 700W Case Cooler Master COSMOS S Cooling Akasa Evo Blue Pro Hard Drives 1x 500Gb Seagate
1x 1Tb Seagate
2x 1Tb Hitatchi Internet Speed 12mb |
12-21-2009
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Quote: Originally Posted by richc46 
Quote: Originally Posted by harvey77 Hi,
I am new on here and I'm posting a question on behalf of my husband.
He has just got a new acer laptop and through them got an upgrade disc to Windows 7, install could of gone better but for some reason when he switches on his laptop and is asked for his password the box says he has wrongly entered his details, we were both at his laptop when he first chose this even when it was Windows Vista we had the same problem. He has tried 'create a password reset disk' but that doesn't work either.
Has anyone encountered the same problem?
It is so annoying as my husband is using the correct log on password, it's driving us mad. If you just got the laptop and you actually did an upgrade that is the problem. Start over, take the DVD and when you come to the choice upgrade or custom, chose custom.
This is a clean install, it is the same as the full retail DVD and you are allowed to do it. Read our tutorials on installation to find out how. You have 7 with all the problems of your Vista. Start fresh no problems. Hi Richard
Thanks for your reply.
We tried what you said and it wouldn't let us so we went to F2 and chose ''reboot from C drive''. Even got in touch with Acer who wanted us to purchase new recovery discs to the total of £67 which we said no as it is a new laptop, phoned Windows who where a waste of space they wanted us to phone a help line number costing £45..... no no no to that as well.
We are in the moment in restore' mode but too sure if we will be able to re-use the Windows 7 upgrade disc or will we need another one?
cheers for your help. | My System Specs | | |
12-21-2009
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#6 | | Windows 7 Professional x64 |
Hello Harvey,
You said you could not do a clean install? How so? Several members here are quite good at troubleshooting installation problems. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB) Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+ Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27" Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless) PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular) Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s |
12-21-2009
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hi, we were still unable to enter our password or run our discs to do the install, we are now at the stage where Windows is setting up our laptop, after completing from the recovery discs. | My System Specs | | |
12-21-2009
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#8 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc |

Quote: Originally Posted by Jonathan_King Hello Harvey,
You said you could not do a clean install? How so? Several members here are quite good at troubleshooting installation problems. The members of this forum get their reward by helping people like yourself. Thre is no reason that you should not be able to do a clean install. Do not spend any more money until we get this worked out. You can use the restore disc and we will get it to work. I'm pretty sure that I can do it, but with Jonathan, also helping, I know we will get this solved.
I'm going to leave on that thought. Jonathan and I will think about your situation and we will get back to you. In addition, others, just as good are on your team, too.
Good Morning JK | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
12-21-2009
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#9 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc |
Did you read the post by Poo Man regarding the password recovery
Try to install in safe mode. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
12-21-2009
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#10 | | Win 7 pro 64-bit, Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit |
If you dont mind, you can format the whole disk (which means delete everything), and then do the clean install.
Let us know! | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Veriton m261 (modded) OS Win 7 pro 64-bit, Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.60 Ghz Motherboard Whatever came with the system Memory 4 gb ddr2 667 Mhz Graphics Card NVidia Geforce 9400 GS 1 gb ddr2 550 mhz GPU Sound Card Intergrated Monitor(s) Displays samsung SyncMaster 2494 24" Screen Resolution 1080p Keyboard Apple Aluminium (Awesome) Mouse Some awesome Dell mouse, really good. PSU whatever came with the system Case whatever came with the system Cooling whatever came with the system Hard Drives 80gb - IDE
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