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[Dude Man]

Whoa! Glad I'm poor!  Razz HEDAHEDAHEDAHEDA! Okay I'm back........

[Dragonmaster]

I wonder if they were stupid enough to go with the default password.  Which BIOS?

American Megatrends Inc default use to be "ami"

try it.  

If it is a Bios password youll know because it will lock you out after 3 tries.  Then to even enter the bios you have to enter the password.

[GameCharmer]

Ok, I think I have an idea.  A hacker friend of mine has a copy of a special LINUX made CD.  You boot the computer with the CD in and pound any key untill the menu for the CD pops up.  Once you got that, it'll jump right into windows, bypassing ANY password software.  I used to to take out the network for a few days at my school when they banned my account, lol.  The Computer Tech guy originally made it so he could reset the administrator password on the computers so we could re-ghost them (a neat thing that you can do with NOVELL Client).  I'll see if she'll make me a copy for myself, and I'll send it to you however you want.   It's all good.

[Spyder]

Problem is that it's not a Windows password, it's a BIOS password, which would prevent him from even booting a CD.

[GameCharmer]

ouch.  ok, nvm that.  what about start up disks... oh wait, have to get past BIOS first to use them too...  Ok, I'm outta idead than other than the external keylogger.

[Dude Man]

Or do some real bribeing/sucking up/hypnotising to your parents to get them to tell you the password, OR! You can hire A SUPER DUPER COMPUTER HACKER WHO IS 35 AND HE LIVES IN HIS PARENT GARRAGE to do it for you.

Wait...I have an idea, that will probally work! But it's a little farefeched....

[Spyder]

Well, like I said, if you could find the CMOS reset jumper on your motherboard, that would probably work. Unpluging your computer, and taking out the CMOS battery might work as well, but again, they'd know something was up if you did either of those.

[GameCharmer]

dude, it looks like you're screwed.  Just watch they type it in if you can, or better yet, if they don't want u in the room, mount a camera somewhere to watch the keyboard, lol.  
McDonalds kid: "Hey, it could happen"

[Dragonmaster]

Well I know that back when I was a computer technician, BIOS manufactures had a lot of backdoor passwords.  I'm not sure if they still do that though, this was in the mid to late 90s.  Look up your bios manufacturer in google and "default password", IE Pheonix default password, see what you find.

[Spyder]

Hmm. I never knew that. Learn something new every day.

Dragonmaster, if you don't mind me asking, how old are you? It's been a while since we had many people over the age of ~25, and the above post suggests you could be. You don't have to post if you don't want to of course, I'm just curious. I'm one of the "older" members of the community at 22.

Oh, and welcome to Mystic Software  Smile

[Dragonmaster]

Yep I read that Award no longer does defaults anymore, they require that the OEM sets their own default bios pass up. Not sure about AMI.  It's worth a shot

Actually Im 26, born March 4th 1978, just to verify.  I started working at FSU as a computer tech while I was in my senior year of high school.  I guess I am one of the older members.  err oh well.

Thanks for the welcome message Spyder.  Ive been coming to MS(not to be confused with the other MS) for about 2 months now, but never checked out the forums.  I started designing a game about 4 years ago while in college, thinking since I was in the computer science program, I should be able to write a game in C++.  Ha! I didnt know what I was getting into.  I kinda tried off and on until May of 2004 when I found the TK.  I'm glad I found it, as it is much easier.  Anyways I know you didnt ask for my life story, sorry about that.

Dragonmaster

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Person1:  "So you like to bait your own hooks huh?"
Person2:  "Yep, I like to, I think I am pretty good at it."
Person1:  "So, would you call yourself a master baiter?"

[Spyder]

lol, no prob. I have a habit of doing that as well. Besides, that's what a community is all about, getting to know one another. We had a 63 year old in the community at one point....that was many years ago. I think CBM is the oldest TK member at the moment...I think he's ~28. You started coming to MS at a great time. Although the user base is small at the moment, the site itself has never ran as well in it's 4+ year history, and only good things are to come B)

[Zeros']

<span style='color:purple'>Dark, if you still dont have the password, go to <a href='http://www.atstake.com/products/lc/' target='_blank'>http://www.atstake.com/products/lc/</a> and get that program and readt tutorials. It will work, it was shown on the Screen Savers.</span>

[Spyder]

Again, it is a BIOS password preventing him from booting the computer. It is not a Windows program, and thus, that program will not work.

[Zeros']

<span style='color:red'>If thats true...then how is he posting on the forums?</span>