locked out of Dell Vostro 1500 laptop, need admin password

LMiller7 November 21, 2011 at 13:39:30

Such questions are asked almost every day on this forum. Contact the manufacturer and be prepared to prove ownership.

Thanks. Bought at a pawn shop so think I've been duped

jefro November 21, 2011 at 15:12:50

Did it work when you bought it? 1/3 of highway deaths are caused by drunks. The rest are by people who can't drive any better than a drunk.

StuartS November 21, 2011 at 19:28:59

It never ceases to amaze me at the number of people that buy a laptop from from the pawn shop of some guy they met down the pub without first checking that it worked. I wish I could sell black boxes and call them lap top computers so easily. Stuart

i am not jefro but i read his question and your reply, and i have the same problem. Mine did work when it was first given to me. I was able to access the internet , read e-mail, and play internet games. Then after turning the thing off, the next time i turned it on it said i needed a hardware password. Why do i need it now, and didn't need it before? any assistence will be greatly appreciated.