Sony Vaio VGN-A295HP no booty

bubblesdevere · 01-30-2009, 05:59 AM

4 year old Sony. Was working fine. Will not fully boot up at log-in. Keeps returning to 'Ctrl-Alt-Dlt' window. Cannot get to boot from OEM CD either.
Tried opening in 'Safe Mode' but is now asking for a 'password' which is unknown. (The one used for the last 4 years is now not recognised)?
Any way of re-setting or forcing boot from CD-Rom, by-passing Windows log-in window?
*All backed up manually and as restore back-up files so no danger of loss of date - just wanna get my baby back!
If anyone has any ideas or advice - I would appreciate it.
Many thanks.
Bubbles...

rbalaji · 01-30-2009, 12:32 PM

Have you changed the boot order in the BIOS to boot off the CD drive before the hard drive?

**TriggerFinger** · 01-30-2009, 12:32 PM

Hi Bubbles,

In as much as we want to help.. forum rules forbid us to assist in any password bypass related inquiries.

I suggest you call Microsoft or Sony Customer service. I believe they have a solution for your problem.

I am closing the case now.

01-30-2009, 05:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
bubblesdevere Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London UK Posts: 1 OS: XP Pro SP3	Sony Vaio VGN-A295HP no booty 4 year old Sony. Was working fine. Will not fully boot up at log-in. Keeps returning to 'Ctrl-Alt-Dlt' window. Cannot get to boot from OEM CD either. Tried opening in 'Safe Mode' but is now asking for a 'password' which is unknown. (The one used for the last 4 years is now not recognised)? Any way of re-setting or forcing boot from CD-Rom, by-passing Windows log-in window? *All backed up manually and as restore back-up files so no danger of loss of date - just wanna get my baby back! If anyone has any ideas or advice - I would appreciate it. Many thanks. Bubbles...

01-30-2009, 12:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
rbalaji Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,193 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Sony Vaio VGN-A295HP no booty Have you changed the boot order in the BIOS to boot off the CD drive before the hard drive? __________________ Balaji Ramanathan Computers - You can't live with them, you can't live without them!

01-30-2009, 12:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Sony Vaio VGN-A295HP no booty Hi Bubbles, In as much as we want to help.. forum rules forbid us to assist in any password bypass related inquiries. I suggest you call Microsoft or Sony Customer service. I believe they have a solution for your problem. I am closing the case now. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE