Forgotten Password

REDMANN770 · 12-30-2006, 12:40 AM

I PUT MY ANCIENT PC IN STORAGE 2YEARS AGO. I HAD PURCHASED A NEW ONE. WELL I THOUGHT I WOULD GET IT OUT AND PLAY WITH IT BUT I CAN'T REMBER THE PASSWORD TO LOG INTO MY WINDOWS 98 SYSTEM. NOW THIS PC IS 20YRS.OLD AND IS RUNNING 32MB. CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH A WAY TO RETRIEVE MY FORGOTTEN PASSWORD ?
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ceri sheeran · 12-30-2006, 09:18 AM

Hi,

A new BIOS battery may help. It could easily be flat after being in storage for a while.

Forum rules prevent advice regarding bypassing passwords and how to recover lost passwords. Google will help.

Slave the drive into a different machine and transfer any data files, music pictures etc. to the host machine.

Erase the hard drive and re-install WIN98

Please note that the use of CAPITALS in a post on any forum implies SHOUTING.

hth

Ceri

12-30-2006, 12:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
REDMANN770 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2 OS: windows xp2	I PUT MY ANCIENT PC IN STORAGE 2YEARS AGO. I HAD PURCHASED A NEW ONE. WELL I THOUGHT I WOULD GET IT OUT AND PLAY WITH IT BUT I CAN'T REMBER THE PASSWORD TO LOG INTO MY WINDOWS 98 SYSTEM. NOW THIS PC IS 20YRS.OLD AND IS RUNNING 32MB. CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH A WAY TO RETRIEVE MY FORGOTTEN PASSWORD ? Removed email to prevent spamming Last edited by Geekgirl; 12-30-2006 at 08:47 AM. Reason: Removed email to prevent spamming

12-30-2006, 09:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
ceri sheeran Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 285 OS: WINXP	Hi, A new BIOS battery may help. It could easily be flat after being in storage for a while. Forum rules prevent advice regarding bypassing passwords and how to recover lost passwords. Google will help. Slave the drive into a different machine and transfer any data files, music pictures etc. to the host machine. Erase the hard drive and re-install WIN98 Please note that the use of CAPITALS in a post on any forum implies SHOUTING. hth Ceri