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Bypassing password on old PC

turninggreen · 2018-08-03 16:47:24

Hi All, Doing a summer clear out and have old pc that I want to dump but I think there may be some old photo's on disk might like to keep. Have not booted this PC in about 3 years so booted it up today and there is a password which nobody can remember. The OS is Windows XP Pro & the PC is HP. Anyway to boot past the…

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03-08-2018 5:47pm

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turninggreen

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Hi All,

Doing a summer clear out and have old pc that I want to dump but I think there may be some old photo's on disk might like to keep. Have not booted this PC in about 3 years so booted it up today and there is a password which nobody can remember. The OS is Windows XP Pro & the PC is HP. Anyway to boot past the password ?

Thanks

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#2 03-08-2018 6:20pm
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https://www.howtogeek.com/96805/how-to-reset-your-windows-password-without-an-install-cd/

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#3 04-08-2018 12:27pm
turninggreen

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Thanks ED E

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#4 04-08-2018 12:34pm
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Easier often just to pull the HDD and put it on a caddy or use a sata to USB adaptor on it and plug it into your new system.

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