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After initial setup of new laptop, I can't login
I just picked up a Dell Inspiron at Costco. I did the initial install, gave it a computer name, user name and entered my password twice - the same password I've used for my home computer for the past 6 years.
Now I can't log in. It's very unlikely I entered the wrong password twice, and have tried every combination I can possibly think of just to be safe, including leaving the field blank. I tried a few password recovery boot disks, but they've all failed/ been unable to find the password for that user.
Conveniently, this laptop didn't come with a Windows 7 DVD so I can't just re-install.
I already copied over a bunch of files so I'm a little paranoid about leaving personal stuff on a machine I'm about to return. Any suggestions as to how I can login now, or is the best option to just return it? If I can't login, can anyone else?
Last edited by FredButters; 02 Apr 2012 at 14:38.