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How to turn off "power on password" ?

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Name: Hans
Date: January 5, 2000 at 12:08:21 Pacific
Subject: How to turn off "power on password" ?
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I've once sett a pasword: "power on password" and I always have to give it in before win '95 starts up. Does someone nows how I can turn this password off ??
Thanks for helping me.


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Response Number 1
Name: Hottie
Date: January 5, 2000 at 12:22:24 Pacific
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You probably need to go into the bios and disable the password on boot. It should be under the security tab. Press f10 or f1 when your pc starts to boot to get into the bios. It varies how to get into the bios with each machine.


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Response Number 2
Name: cy at gassmanns tv
Date: January 5, 2000 at 21:46:05 Pacific
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some times you have to press delete or ctl+alt+(enter or inst or s or esc before operating system starts to load bios will most likley ask for password again after entering then procede to dissable password maybe change to none in blank for password
hope this helps..


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Response Number 3
Name: fred
Date: June 26, 2000 at 04:13:00 Pacific
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Hello,i'm not happy:(
I have a tosh sat.pro.4270(celeron 500)and i can't find my password...
I have tried to change the bios but toshiba don't want to give me the crack-floppydisk
and want to take my tosh for 6weeks!
cannot wait so long please help!!!!!
THX.......fred


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Response Number 4
Name: suri
Date: September 25, 2001 at 02:04:27 Pacific
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Iam having Ibm thinkpad laptop 380Z , forgotten the power on password,help me out this problem


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