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theleakydiode:
Download and burn hirensbootcd to a flash drive and use the "Offline NT/2000/XP/Vista/7 Password Changer", find step by step instructions on youtube.

tautech:

--- Quote from: Cyberdragon on February 16, 2018, 12:44:17 am ---Why the hell is a Windows 7 machine wanting a floppy disk? :wtf:


--- Quote ---If it's a bios or hard drive password... ouch!
--- End quote ---
If it's a BIOS password...just pull the pin.

--- End quote ---
Not this guy !  :P

We scored a Toshiba A200 with a fingerprint reader.......locked out, as tight as a drum !  :rant:
It's previous owner had given up on it as it wouldn't recognize his fingerprint.  :horse:

Bit of time on the 'net found these A200's could/would do this and it was only a matter of when !  :scared:

Under the RAM cover and under the RAM modules are a pair of BIOS RESET pads that when bridged (RAM out) upon power ON would reset the BIOS and you were 'in like Flynn' !  :-DD
Straight into BIOS was the next move and disable the bloody fingerprint reader and it's been good for years.  ;D

OP, do some homework and find the BIOS reset procedure for this MOBO and you should be good to go !

Ampera:

--- Quote from: Cyberdragon on February 16, 2018, 12:44:17 am ---Why the hell is a Windows 7 machine wanting a floppy disk? :wtf:


--- Quote ---If it's a bios or hard drive password... ouch!
--- End quote ---
If it's a BIOS password...just pull the pin. :palm: Or the battery if you have to (if it's soldered you'll have to cut it).

--- End quote ---

Windows 7 has an interesting "password reset disk"

It's, from what I gather, just a physical key that allows you to reset your password if you forget it.

senso:
Or just nuke it and do a fresh install, either with a DVD or a bootable USB pen.

Or grab one of the many Windows PE images, boot to that, create a new Admin account and its done, or boot with a dvd/pen with install media, repair, open a prompt and create a new Admin account.

Win is SOOOO easy to bypass, Win10 with Hello and whatnot?

PE boot, new Admin account, done, easy.

Ampera:
Nobody in their right mind relies on anything near the NT kernel for real security.

Anything secure is done using the Unix family.

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