"Getting rid of a root-level password?" Topic
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OldGrenadier  | 04 Jan 2013 4:52 a.m. PST |
We've recently upgraded the oldest kid's laptop. She had passworded her old laptop and had deleted the Windows password so we could use her old computer, but it has a password that comes up before it even loads Windows. It' her password (she tested it and was able to get past it). How do I get rid of that? |
| Zyphyr | 04 Jan 2013 5:38 a.m. PST |
That would be a BIOS password. When the computer is first starting up, there should be a message to press a particular key to enter Setup. Do that, and the option to clear/change that password will be in there somewhere. I would be more specific but the details vary quite a bit. |
| OldGrenadier | 04 Jan 2013 5:59 a.m. PST |
I thought as much. As a rhetorical question, why did she set up a BIOS password? My oldest works in strange and mysterious ways. I'll give it a try, Thanks! |
| OldGrenadier | 04 Jan 2013 6:44 a.m. PST |
Well, I can't seem to get into the BIOS to delete the password. The system ignores me and goes straight to the password prompt. |
| Who asked this joker | 04 Jan 2013 7:13 a.m. PST |
Password first then BIOS. If it was BIOS first, why would you even bother setting up a password!?  You setup a BIOS password to keep someone from getting into your computer quickly. However, it is easy enough to short out the BIOS (essentially resetting it to factory defaults as in 'no password') and make the thing run. The BIOS password is definitely a relic from days gone by. |
| Eclectic Wave | 04 Jan 2013 7:50 a.m. PST |
"The BIOS password is definitely a relic from days gone by." - That's why you have a BIOS password. 80% of users don't even know what a BIOS password is, let alone how to get around one. |
| altfritz | 04 Jan 2013 11:26 a.m. PST |
How many even know what the BIOS is? |
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