cannot by pass user password

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 10:10:01 -0700, brenda
wrote:

I have an older computer which uses windows 98. my young son entered a user password at set up and has now forgotten the password. As a result we can no longer even get past the set up section and cannot start up windows. I am passing this computer to my sister who has a young son in need of it as we have a new one and it is obviously no good to her if we cant even get windows started. I would be grateful for any advise.

The microsoft.public.infopath newsgroup is for Microsoft InfoPath.
Windows 98 questsions should be asked in one of the
microsoft.public.win98 groups.

Follow-up set to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion and
microsoft.public.win98.setup.

Regards,
Steve
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Download CMOSPwd:
http://www.cgsecurity.org/cmospwd.html
Direct link to the zip file:
http://www.cgsecurity.org/cmospwd-4.3.zip

I haven't had luck decrypting passwords with it, but you can use it to wipe the CMOS
settings, without opening the computer case.

Unzip it, and read the readme file before using it.

Copy the unzipped executable file to a boot floppy disk (startup diskette), and boot
the problem computer with the disk. At the A:\ prompt, type:
CMOSPWD /K and press Enter.

From the Readme file (http://www.cgsecurity.org/cmospwd.txt):

" If the standard method does not work, then try to kill
the CMOS password with CMOSPWD /K (and press Enter),
and then see if you can get into the CMOS without a password.
If you can, you successfully "killed" the old CMOS password.
DO NOT KILL THE CMOS on IBM ThinkPad 765 laptops."

Then enter the BIOS setup, and choose the option to reset "Setup Defaults" (not BIOS
defaults), and set the date and time.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Steve van Dongen [MSFT]" wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 10:10:01 -0700, brenda
wrote:

I have an older computer which uses windows 98. my young son entered a user
password at set up and has now forgotten the password. As a result we can no longer
even get past the set up section and cannot start up windows. I am passing this
computer to my sister who has a young son in need of it as we have a new one and it
is obviously no good to her if we cant even get windows started. I would be
grateful for any advise.

The microsoft.public.infopath newsgroup is for Microsoft InfoPath.
Windows 98 questsions should be asked in one of the
microsoft.public.win98 groups.

Follow-up set to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion and
microsoft.public.win98.setup.

Regards,
Steve
--
Please post questions to the newsgroup; everyone benefits.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Sample code subject to http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 10:10:01 -0700, brenda
wrote:

I have an older computer which uses windows 98. my young son entered a user password at set up and has now forgotten the password. As a result we can no longer even get past the set up section and cannot start up windows. I am passing this computer to my sister who has a young son in need of it as we have a new one and it is obviously no good to her if we cant even get windows started. I would be grateful for any advise.

Brenda,

In addition to Glen's suggestion you can try these BIOS passwords.
Depending on which BIOS you have. Try j262 first.
j262
AMI_SW (case sensitive)
AMI!SW/
AMI?SW/
AWARD_SW (case sensitive)

I guess there is no real harm in posting these as there are
utilities that will do the same thing. I have one. Plus removing
the battery overnight will clear the CMOS.

Let us know the results.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/