windows 98 I think Help

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Name: lemoncoke
Date: February 22, 2007 at 13:38:59 Pacific
Subject: windows 98 I think Help
OS: windows 98
CPU/Ram: unknown
Model/Manufacturer: compaq 1200

Comment:

I bought a used laptop and dont know the username or password is it possible to get into this computer or is it no good to me. Please help

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Response Number 1

Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: February 22, 2007 at 13:48:03 Pacific
Subject: windows 98 I think Help

Reply: (edit)

If you're talking about a Windows userid and password, just click Cancel.
Life is more painless for those who are brainless.

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Response Number 2

Name: Derek
Date: February 22, 2007 at 13:53:17 Pacific
Subject: windows 98 I think Help

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I assume it doesn't make it to Windows so you have a BIOS password. Didn't the previous owner know the password either?
If he/she didn't then its not so surprising it was up for sale.
You will need to establish the procedure for resetting BIOS. Google should help but someone might come along who knows that particular machine.
DerekW

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Response Number 3

Name: lemoncoke
Date: February 22, 2007 at 13:59:38 Pacific
Subject: windows 98 I think Help

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I got it really cheap it doesnt have any discs either it doesnt make it past the screen where the user id and password is.

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Response Number 4

Name: Derek
Date: February 22, 2007 at 15:29:29 Pacific
Subject: windows 98 I think Help

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Some of these hits would be worth checking out while you are waiting:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...
DerekW

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Response Number 5

Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: February 23, 2007 at 07:16:37 Pacific
Subject: windows 98 I think Help

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As I said, click on "Cancel"
Life is more painless for those who are brainless.

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Response Number 6

Name: Derek
Date: February 23, 2007 at 07:29:32 Pacific
Subject: windows 98 I think Help

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From the description I'm having some problem knowing which password we are talking about here.
Is it a black screen which arrives quite quickly or does does it attempt to load windows then appear on a blank desktop background?
If it's only the windows password then sure, Cancel should get you past it.
DerekW

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Response Number 7

Name: Lupin3rd
Date: February 23, 2007 at 14:32:55 Pacific
Subject: windows 98 I think Help

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Just press Escape or Cancel. The password is the Windows Userid and password as they clearly stated in the initial post. Which as most of us know in 98 doesn't really stop you from using the computer (though I think the windows help files say you can't install anything if you do that, talk about a load of crap :P)
Once your in Simply delete any files with a .pwl extension or create another account if you want (personally I'd just delete the pwl's and be done with them). HTH Regards Lupin3rd
If this equals that, then why does that equal this?

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Response Number 8

Name: jboy
Date: February 23, 2007 at 14:48:29 Pacific
Subject: windows 98 I think Help

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"Just press Escape or Cancel"
Sure - & fine, if it really is a 9x logon
As mentioned in the other posts, it's far from definitive what OS or type of passsword is involved and that your initial advice has already been offered (twice)
"as they clearly stated in the initial post."
Wow - - "clearly"? Rarely (if ever) would that be my first choice of words here
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter.

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Response Number 9

Name: Derek
Date: February 23, 2007 at 16:43:15 Pacific
Subject: windows 98 I think Help

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Lupin3rd
The poster said he/she was "unable to get into the computer" and the rest was open to intepretation.
If this was the windows password then they would have been presented, among other things, with a Cancel button (which is hard to miss). I'd have been surprised if even a computer newbie wouldn't have tried hitting that before posting. It takes more skill to get to computing.net
On this basis, the possibility that this was a BIOS password was clearly stated as an "assumption" in #2.
To some extent we have now gone round both loops. The poster only "thinks" this is W98 and has not returned.

DerekW

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