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So long story short, my self-entitled teenage son decided it'd be a hoot to look at porn and post inappropriate content on his FB page so I took his computer away forever. I am selling it! Yes, I know, drastic but necessary imo. Now I can't get on his computer to reformat it to get rid of it. I'd smash it with a sledge hammer but I decent amount of money for it and would like to recoup my $ somewhat. I don't know what to do to get around his password! Any help for me? Is there someplace I can take it without paying a fortune to have someone else do it? I have receipt for it still as I just bought it two months ago.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows xp
Tell him to give you the correct password or you are grounding him until he is 45 years old !
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
A system recovery using the F10 key on boot should solve your problems if there has been no password set up in the bios....
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP 17-ak0xx, dv7 3173nr
OS
Win7 Home Premium x64 W10Pro&Home
CPU
A12 9720p 4+8 TurionII M520
Motherboard
HP 3839
Memory
6GB 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
R7
Monitor(s) Displays
24" sa550
Screen Resolution
1600x900 1920x1080
Mouse
Logitechx2
Internet Speed
120Mb/s down 12up
In a perfect world, that would actually work but he there are problems beyond what grounding can do. We're beyond stripping his room clean sans a mattress to sleep on and only the minimal amount of clothes to last a week. He'd be in a juvenile home if the system worked the way it should. Ugh! He won't voluntarily give me the password.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows xp
Put in a Windows cd and boot from it. You will have the option to format from that. You won't need his Windows password whatsoever.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-Built in July 2009
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
I don't have a CD. It came with W7 installed already. No disc.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows xp
Download HirensBootCD, burn the ISO as an image file, and boot from the CD ... there are various programs that will do what you want, quite nicely ;)

You can also download the file, and extract the contents to a thumb drive, and boot from that, if you dont have a CD drive.. ;)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
LENOVO K450 @3.0GHZ
OS
64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
CPU
Core(TM) i5 CPU 4330 Haswell @ 3.20GHz
Motherboard
LENOVO
Memory
12.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
Intel HD integtrated
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 25' ISP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1900/1020
Hard Drives
(1) ST1000DM003-1CH162 (2) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device (3) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device
Internet Speed
100mb down/10mb up
Okay, remember I'm a low-tech Mom but I do know that I have to boot from the CD but the computer is not set to boot from the cd. How do I change that? It keeps taking me to the log in screen.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows xp
What is the make & model of the computer, so we know what to look for to help you.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
Compaq Presario CQ56.
Okay I know not an expensive laptop but for our family it is.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows xp
Compaq's are good laptops :D

I just fired up a CQ61 :)

If you keep tapping the F11 key during the power-up, it will bring up the Factory Recovery Manager.

See if you can get to that & try the second option on the left hand section

System Recovery
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
DocBrown said:
Compaq's are good laptops :D

I just fired up a CQ61 :)

If you keep tapping the F11 key during the power-up, it will bring up the Factory Recovery Manager.

See if you can get to that & try the second option on the left hand section

System Recovery
Click to expand...
BINGO! Thanks bunches! :D Much appreciated.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows xp
Okay, another problem. When trying to reset the system password, I went into the utility by hitting f10-first time when I tried unsuccessfully to get around the password. Well not that I'm around the password and restored to factory defaults, I'm still getting the blue box asking me for the password to get on the laptop. Any idea how to make that go away?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows xp
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