I put a password on my laptop by mistake.

I meant to reset the Windows XP password, but instead I set the password in
hardware.

It is Toshiba laptop Tecra A2.

Does anyone know how to remove this password ?

--
Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au

Trevor L. wrote:

>I put a password on my laptop by mistake.
>
>I meant to reset the Windows XP password, but instead I set the password in
>hardware.
>
>It is Toshiba laptop Tecra A2.
>
>Does anyone know how to remove this password ?
>
>
>
http://loginrecovery.com/

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In news:eKeHnzsAGHA.4080@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
Trevor L. <tandcl@homemail.com.au> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> I put a password on my laptop by mistake.
>
> I meant to reset the Windows XP password, but instead I set the
> password in hardware.
>
> It is Toshiba laptop Tecra A2.
>
> Does anyone know how to remove this password ?

Toshiba... Hmm... Should be able to remove the battery pack (and unplug it
from the wall) then press and hold the power button for five seconds???
Might be 8 or 10 seconds so hold it down at least ten seconds I guess. IIRC
that's the Toshiba easy method.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of
existence." - Sherlock Holmes

Leasider and Galen

Leasider wrote:
> http://loginrecovery.com/

Galen wrote:
> Toshiba... Hmm... Should be able to remove the battery pack (and
> unplug it from the wall) then press and hold the power button for
> five seconds??? Might be 8 or 10 seconds so hold it down at least ten
> seconds I guess. IIRC that's the Toshiba easy method.

I am not trying to find a way to start the laptop because I don't know the
password or to recover an unknown password. I do know it. It is just
annoying that I have to enter it.

What I want to do is remove the prompt to enter the password altogether,
beacuse there is already a prompt from Windows XP for a password. Once is
enough, twice is too many times

Any ideas from anyone?

--
Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au

In news:OciNzX3AGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
Trevor L. <tandcl@homemail.com.au> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Leasider and Galen
>
> Leasider wrote:
>> http://loginrecovery.com/
>
> Galen wrote:
>> Toshiba... Hmm... Should be able to remove the battery pack (and
>> unplug it from the wall) then press and hold the power button for
>> five seconds??? Might be 8 or 10 seconds so hold it down at least ten
>> seconds I guess. IIRC that's the Toshiba easy method.
>
> I am not trying to find a way to start the laptop because I don't
> know the password or to recover an unknown password. I do know it. It
> is just annoying that I have to enter it.
>
> What I want to do is remove the prompt to enter the password
> altogether, beacuse there is already a prompt from Windows XP for a
> password. Once is enough, twice is too many times
>
> Any ideas from anyone?

Yes, the steps to remove it? In other words if you'd done the suggestion I'd
sent it should have cleared your password - note that I say should as I'm
sure that there's at least one laptop that doesn't follow that process.
Alternatively (and I don't remember the version of BIOS you have so I don't
KNOW for certain how it's done so that answer wasn't given) you can press F*
(F2 maybe? Might have to press the Fn key first and I *think* it's F2 for
Toshiba lappies with Award BIOSes???) and enter the "BIOS Setup Utility" or
"System Configuration Utility" (or something similar) and root about in
there for the option to disable the password. Of course, alternatively, you
could likely have pulled the battery and pressed/held the power button and
it would reset to blank by default without needing to risk playing about in
the setup utility which is how you got here in the first place?

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of
existence." - Sherlock Holmes

Galen wrote:
> In news:OciNzX3AGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
> Trevor L. <tandcl@homemail.com.au> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Galen,
I tried exactly what you said (I think), but it doesn't work

I removed the battery pack. Then I replaced it and the power cord and opened
the lid. It immediately said:
passsword=

So I pressed and held the power button for 5 or so seconds. It turned off,
so I then pressed it again and it said:
passsword=

I did try the Toshiba set up before and it said "Set/Reset the password",
but as much as I tried, I couldn't find the option "Remove the password"
Yes, that is how I got there in the first place ;-)

Is there some sequence I am not following, because what you say makes
perfect sense? I just must be doing something in the wrong order.

My wife (it is her computer) keeps berating me with "I didn't want this
password set, just the Windows one." (Somehow the Windows XP password didn't
come up. Now I have two coming up.)

In much frustration,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au



>> Leasider and Galen
>>
>> Leasider wrote:
>>> http://loginrecovery.com/
>>
>> Galen wrote:
>>> Toshiba... Hmm... Should be able to remove the battery pack (and
>>> unplug it from the wall) then press and hold the power button for
>>> five seconds??? Might be 8 or 10 seconds so hold it down at least
>>> ten seconds I guess. IIRC that's the Toshiba easy method.
>>
>> I am not trying to find a way to start the laptop because I don't
>> know the password or to recover an unknown password. I do know it. It
>> is just annoying that I have to enter it.
>>
>> What I want to do is remove the prompt to enter the password
>> altogether, beacuse there is already a prompt from Windows XP for a
>> password. Once is enough, twice is too many times
>>
>> Any ideas from anyone?
>
> Yes, the steps to remove it? In other words if you'd done the
> suggestion I'd sent it should have cleared your password - note that
> I say should as I'm sure that there's at least one laptop that
> doesn't follow that process. Alternatively (and I don't remember the
> version of BIOS you have so I don't KNOW for certain how it's done so
> that answer wasn't given) you can press F* (F2 maybe? Might have to
> press the Fn key first and I *think* it's F2 for Toshiba lappies with
> Award BIOSes???) and enter the "BIOS Setup Utility" or "System
> Configuration Utility" (or something similar) and root about in there
> for the option to disable the password. Of course, alternatively, you
> could likely have pulled the battery and pressed/held the power
> button and it would reset to blank by default without needing to risk
> playing about in the setup utility which is how you got here in the
> first place?
> --
> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
> http://dts-l.org/
>
> "My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces
> of existence." - Sherlock Holmes

In news:%23L6CYd6AGHA.3352@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
Trevor L. <tandcl@homemail.com.au> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Galen wrote:
>> In news:OciNzX3AGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
>> Trevor L. <tandcl@homemail.com.au> had this to say:
>>
>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
> Galen,
> I tried exactly what you said (I think), but it doesn't work
>
> I removed the battery pack. Then I replaced it and the power cord and
> opened the lid. It immediately said:
> passsword=
>
> So I pressed and held the power button for 5 or so seconds. It turned
> off, so I then pressed it again and it said:
> passsword=
>
> I did try the Toshiba set up before and it said "Set/Reset the
> password", but as much as I tried, I couldn't find the option "Remove
> the password" Yes, that is how I got there in the first place ;-)
>
> Is there some sequence I am not following, because what you say makes
> perfect sense? I just must be doing something in the wrong order.
>
> My wife (it is her computer) keeps berating me with "I didn't want
> this password set, just the Windows one." (Somehow the Windows XP
> password didn't come up. Now I have two coming up.)
>
> In much frustration,
> Trevor L.
> Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au
>
>
>
>>> Leasider and Galen
>>>
>>> Leasider wrote:
>>>> http://loginrecovery.com/
>>>
>>> Galen wrote:
>>>> Toshiba... Hmm... Should be able to remove the battery pack (and
>>>> unplug it from the wall) then press and hold the power button for
>>>> five seconds??? Might be 8 or 10 seconds so hold it down at least
>>>> ten seconds I guess. IIRC that's the Toshiba easy method.
>>>
>>> I am not trying to find a way to start the laptop because I don't
>>> know the password or to recover an unknown password. I do know it.
>>> It is just annoying that I have to enter it.
>>>
>>> What I want to do is remove the prompt to enter the password
>>> altogether, beacuse there is already a prompt from Windows XP for a
>>> password. Once is enough, twice is too many times
>>>
>>> Any ideas from anyone?
>>
>> Yes, the steps to remove it? In other words if you'd done the
>> suggestion I'd sent it should have cleared your password - note that
>> I say should as I'm sure that there's at least one laptop that
>> doesn't follow that process. Alternatively (and I don't remember the
>> version of BIOS you have so I don't KNOW for certain how it's done so
>> that answer wasn't given) you can press F* (F2 maybe? Might have to
>> press the Fn key first and I *think* it's F2 for Toshiba lappies with
>> Award BIOSes???) and enter the "BIOS Setup Utility" or "System
>> Configuration Utility" (or something similar) and root about in there
>> for the option to disable the password. Of course, alternatively, you
>> could likely have pulled the battery and pressed/held the power
>> button and it would reset to blank by default without needing to risk
>> playing about in the setup utility which is how you got here in the
>> first place?
>> --
>> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
>> http://dts-l.org/
>>
>> "My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces
>> of existence." - Sherlock Holmes

Close but no cigar.

Remove the battery...
Remove the cord...
Press & Hold the power button (give it 10 seconds)...
Replace cord and battery...

That *should* do the trick? If not then you'll have to keep rooting in the
Setup Utility (pre-boot of the OS while still in the process of starting is
where you'd enter that) to find it. Sometimes it's under administrative,
sometimes it's even nicely labeled as security.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of
existence." - Sherlock Holmes

I know this sounds snarky but read chapter 7 pages 1-3 of the users
manual
http://209.167.114.38/support/Downlo...C/TA20EXUM.pdf
What it is that you are trying (or should be trying) to do is set the
password to "Not Registered"

"Galen" <galennews@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:e1pWOD$AGHA.1088@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| In news:%23L6CYd6AGHA.3352@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
| Trevor L. <tandcl@homemail.com.au> had this to say:
|
| My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
|
| > Galen wrote:
| >> In news:OciNzX3AGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
| >> Trevor L. <tandcl@homemail.com.au> had this to say:
| >>
| >> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
| >
| > Galen,
| > I tried exactly what you said (I think), but it doesn't work
| >
| > I removed the battery pack. Then I replaced it and the power cord
and
| > opened the lid. It immediately said:
| > passsword=
| >
| > So I pressed and held the power button for 5 or so seconds. It
turned
| > off, so I then pressed it again and it said:
| > passsword=
| >
| > I did try the Toshiba set up before and it said "Set/Reset the
| > password", but as much as I tried, I couldn't find the option
"Remove
| > the password" Yes, that is how I got there in the first place ;-)
| >
| > Is there some sequence I am not following, because what you say
makes
| > perfect sense? I just must be doing something in the wrong order.
| >
| > My wife (it is her computer) keeps berating me with "I didn't want
| > this password set, just the Windows one." (Somehow the Windows XP
| > password didn't come up. Now I have two coming up.)
| >
| > In much frustration,
| > Trevor L.
| > Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au
| >
| >
| >
| >>> Leasider and Galen
| >>>
| >>> Leasider wrote:
| >>>> http://loginrecovery.com/
| >>>
| >>> Galen wrote:
| >>>> Toshiba... Hmm... Should be able to remove the battery pack
(and
| >>>> unplug it from the wall) then press and hold the power button
for
| >>>> five seconds??? Might be 8 or 10 seconds so hold it down at
least
| >>>> ten seconds I guess. IIRC that's the Toshiba easy method.
| >>>
| >>> I am not trying to find a way to start the laptop because I
don't
| >>> know the password or to recover an unknown password. I do know
it.
| >>> It is just annoying that I have to enter it.
| >>>
| >>> What I want to do is remove the prompt to enter the password
| >>> altogether, beacuse there is already a prompt from Windows XP
for a
| >>> password. Once is enough, twice is too many times
| >>>
| >>> Any ideas from anyone?
| >>
| >> Yes, the steps to remove it? In other words if you'd done the
| >> suggestion I'd sent it should have cleared your password - note
that
| >> I say should as I'm sure that there's at least one laptop that
| >> doesn't follow that process. Alternatively (and I don't remember
the
| >> version of BIOS you have so I don't KNOW for certain how it's
done so
| >> that answer wasn't given) you can press F* (F2 maybe? Might have
to
| >> press the Fn key first and I *think* it's F2 for Toshiba lappies
with
| >> Award BIOSes???) and enter the "BIOS Setup Utility" or "System
| >> Configuration Utility" (or something similar) and root about in
there
| >> for the option to disable the password. Of course, alternatively,
you
| >> could likely have pulled the battery and pressed/held the power
| >> button and it would reset to blank by default without needing to
risk
| >> playing about in the setup utility which is how you got here in
the
| >> first place?
| >> --
| >> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
| >> http://dts-l.org/
| >>
| >> "My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the
commonplaces
| >> of existence." - Sherlock Holmes
|
| Close but no cigar.
|
| Remove the battery...
| Remove the cord...
| Press & Hold the power button (give it 10 seconds)...
| Replace cord and battery...
|
| That *should* do the trick? If not then you'll have to keep rooting
in the
| Setup Utility (pre-boot of the OS while still in the process of
starting is
| where you'd enter that) to find it. Sometimes it's under
administrative,
| sometimes it's even nicely labeled as security.
|
| --
| Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
| http://dts-l.org/
|
| "My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces
of
| existence." - Sherlock Holmes
|
|

Mungo Bulge wrote:
> I know this sounds snarky but read chapter 7 pages 1-3 of the users
> manual
> http://209.167.114.38/support/Downlo...C/TA20EXUM.pdf
> What it is that you are trying (or should be trying) to do is set the
> password to "Not Registered"

No, it's not snarky.

I went to the exact spot in setup that the manual suggests, and tried "Not
Registered" but I didn't realise that I had to enter the password to delete
the password. I kept getting an error I couldn't understand.

Now I have read the manual, I understand - much abasing of self (what is the
smiley for that ?)

--
Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au

In news:OD24ZoCBGHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
Trevor L. <tandcl@homemail.com.au> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Mungo Bulge wrote:
>> I know this sounds snarky but read chapter 7 pages 1-3 of the users
>> manual
>> http://209.167.114.38/support/Downlo...C/TA20EXUM.pdf
>> What it is that you are trying (or should be trying) to do is set the
>> password to "Not Registered"
>
> No, it's not snarky.
>
> I went to the exact spot in setup that the manual suggests, and tried
> "Not Registered" but I didn't realise that I had to enter the
> password to delete the password. I kept getting an error I couldn't
> understand.
> Now I have read the manual, I understand - much abasing of self (what
> is the smiley for that ?)

Reading the manual!?! Pfft! Pure silly talk. *grins*

Hmm ¿{:-0) <-- There... Err... That's the abasing self emoticon. Okay, so I
made that bit up.

I suppose you could peek here:

http://kgiii.info/phpBB2/posting.php?mode=smilies

Something might fit and it's my bandwidth so you can take/pick/use any you'd
like. One of them is bound to fit.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of
existence." - Sherlock Holmes

Trevor L. wrote:
> *I put a password on my laptop by mistake.
>
> I meant to reset the Windows XP password, but instead I set the
> password in
> hardware.
>
> It is Toshiba laptop Tecra A2.
>
> Does anyone know how to remove this password ?
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Trevor L.
> Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au *

Start>Run>Then type: "control userpasswords2"
W/Out quotes.
Uncheck User must enter a user name and password to use this computer

Hope this helps.

Dragunov



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