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black screen on start up attempt

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i have a toshiba satelite laptop with windows xp. i havent used it for several months. today i turned it on and i got a black screen which says password =. i do not rember setting any password. how do i repair this problem as i cant get into use laptop. thanks.

Name: aegis1
Date: August 30, 2009 at 15:38:19 Pacific

Reply:

That sounds like an anti-theft password. You might have to contact the manufacturer.

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