On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 09:51:43AM -0600, Bill Kuns wrote: > I inherited a computer running Windows 8. When I power up the machine, > it asks for a password. I don't have that password. What can I do > to use the machine? Not really Fedora, but hey, we're here to help. Go to: http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ Download the Offline NT Password & Registry Editor .ISO, burn to a CD/DVD. Try booting from that CD/DVD. If it doesn't, go into the BIOS and change the boot order. If they're using secure boot, you'll have to turn that off. If the BIOS is passworded, you'll have to look up on the 'Net how to clear the password. G'luck, -- Dave Ihnat dihnat@xxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
