hi Is it possible to break the administrator password which will be asked in the booting setup menu. I want to access the system setup menu but it asks for a password. can we break it with any dos application? suriya

u can break pswd either removing rtc cell or shorting jumper aside to bios. try carefully

http://www.computing.net/faq/content9x/bios.html Here is is listing of some of the key combinations used to enter the BIOS setup on startup. You must do this during the first few seconds after you turn on power. If you see the windows startup, it's too late. Dell=Ctrl-Alt-Enter Dell=Reset(Twice) PS/2=Ctrl-Alt-? PS/2=Ins Toshiba=Esc Toshiba=F1 NEC=F2 Compaq=F10 Award Bios=Ctrl-Alt-Esc Phoenix Bios=Ctrl-Alt-S Phoenix Bios=Ctrl-Alt-Ins AMI Bios and Award Bios and others=Del (most common)

More here . http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/reference/biosp.htm

I have some tools for cracking the password. if u gave me your email address i could send them to u. They work with AMI, award,IBM, and many other types of bioses. They work like a dream.

I have the same problem on a Gateway Solo 2500. My son and his friends were playing around, thinking they knew what they were doing.... I cannot get past this boot password. Could someone HELP??????

JoanieB, this post is STALE; no one has posted here in more than 72 hours, so if the advice already posted here is not sufficient to help you, start your own fresh thread, make a note of the Forum Number so you can find the responses, and hopefully, you'll find the advice you need. I'm not familiar with your laptop, so I can't advise you, but creating a new thread should do the trick. One bit of advice; if you don't understand the instructions people give you, ask them to clarify things. Better to proceed slowly with this, because you can do a LOT of damage if you rush things. Sorry to say, not EVERYONE giving advice in these forums is actually qualified to do so, but that doesn't stop them from advising you, so a word to the wise woman... I'll look for your new post, and hopefully, you can get this corrected soon. Good luck. Technoid