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randomly appering startup password
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Name: yellowfrogred
Date: May 12, 2008 at 14:18:17 Pacific
Subject: randomly appering startup passwordOS: XPCPU/Ram: not sureManufacturer/Model: IBM X 30 thinkpad |
Comment: i have an IBM X30 thinkpad, it has sudenly got itself a startup password as it also has a date time error code "0721". i have not had a startup password before and do not now how it has appered
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Reply: Do you mean a BIOS set user password? Or a Windows login password? Are you able to login to the computer? Life's more painless for the brainless.
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