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Old 13-03-2022, 19:56   #16
Jaymoss
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Re: Compaq password reset?

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Originally Posted by pip08456 View Post
I think you'll find Paul was being sarcastic, you don't need to enter the BIOS for start up boot.

For a compac:

Press the "F10" key as soon as the computer begins to boot. ...
Press the right arrow key three times to access the boot menu.
Change the "1st Boot Device" setting to the drive you wish to boot from, such as your CD-ROM drive.

The OP will still have to enter the OS password to boot into the system.

I've given him the answer to that.
No I do not think he was. It is very easy to set a Administrator password in the bios that would scupper everything you just said from the off. Some business machines have them hardcoded in the bios firmware but most you can just jump the cmos or remove the battery. Not so easy with a laptop. I am sure you knew this but perhaps just forgot
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