recovery of password

Sorry if I've sent this to the wrong place, already sent one message but had no replies so far.
Have a Compaq Armada 1750 (I know but it's a work laptop!) - been set up so first screen is password - which I have forgotten and work have lost their master password etc. It's used mostly with package called Case Catalyst but can't access anything. Is there any way to get into the computer at all? Desparately need help from someone. Also has Gant 1.1R System Validation Copyright (c) Protection Systems Ltd 1997-2000. Any ideas most appreciated

Bring it to a certified Compaq repaircentre, show proof of purchase and they will remove the BIOS password for you.

http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=247947
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...872#post656872

Two threads appearing on the main page, two users mention the words "master password"... assumeing you mean the bios. Except this time its on a Compaq Armada 1750? I beleave someone may be hideing something. Lucy, you got some explaining to do!

So like which airport did you steal these computers from?

Are you the same guy on the other thread or are you two related & you both share the same stupid-gene?

Is the whole world geting more & more dumb at a even faster rate than ever before and all hopes for a better WWW is lost?

Oh let me guess... everyone is here for your amusement & you find computer geeks to be sexy so you come up with some lame PC related problems, wait for one of us to come by, look at PC jargon & avatars all day, then get sex jollies off of it all, right? Oh no... mom & dad help! The weird smelly old man in a dress tried to make me fix his computer!

Haven't a clue what "the specialist" is talking about. This is a genuine request for any help from computer specialists - and yes I may have a "dumb gene" when it comes to IT. Is that the best sort of advice I can get on this web site?!

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Originally posted here by sarahtapp
Haven't a clue what "the specialist" is talking about. This is a genuine request for any help from computer specialists - and yes I may have a "dumb gene" when it comes to IT. Is that the best sort of advice I can get on this web site?!

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You're getting an attitude because no one will help you crack a password? Are you kidding?
If it's a "work laptop" like you claim, don't you use it daily? now suddenly you forgot the BIOS password? Plus, on top of everything else.... you don't even know what kind of password it is? At least you know how to use AOL.

Yeah its time to flame, I thought I and other a.o users warned you about your hard headed rhetoric

Since you tryed to be clever and fool uber geeks its time to give you smart a*s answers back.

If this is your office computer Im sure your buisness has tech support and Im sure its covered by your companys insurance .

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By the way where did you get that hard drive out of an old ATARI on the antique road show

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Nick Burns: The companys computer guy

Sarah,

If anyone at your place has any idea..........please get them to take a screwdriver to the back and do a BIOS reset via the jumper switch.

Otherwise, get them to buy you a new box........if you REALLY need one they will do this...........or sort it for you?

Guess you are getting a negative response because you are not getting positive support where you are..............we find that kind of hard to understand or believe.

If you have no objections to me running a "make" through C1...........PM your personal details, and the serial numbers on the box, then I will give you the info. that you require.......otherwise we will assume that the box is stolen ?

P.S. C1 = Scotland Yard "criminal intellligence"

You may be genuine.......we are usually careful.....?

Try www.security-forums.com they are more polite and helpful than here.

Lumpy...

I disagree with that!...I think that this site is very helpful to all people, whatever their mother language is.

In this case I believe that there is a genuine question as to the veracity of the post....

I have answered that...if she will give me the serial nos and details I will run them through the "mill" so to speak.

I know that she will not..............

cheers

if u are genine ... u get most out of AO... everyne is here and always ready to help...but u should be genuine in asking the things...

I dont know if its me but these posts seem to kinda say "we think you are stupid enough to help me out without telling you real details" How about anyone else. These posts are getting questionable so until the details get good i doubt your going to get much help.

PeacE
-BoB

im secptical about your intentions and if you did steal this laptop i will find where you live and remove your fingers with a set of bolt croppers,

anyway if you are a lovely young lady struggling with a computer that is genuineingly yours then try knoppix, you should be able to veiw the harddisk and maybe copy some files around that you want over a network, burn to cd what ever, floppy even.

depends how well is locked down,

i2c

alright.. let's not just assume that sarah's guilty..

i2c.. if it is indeed her bios password that she's talking about.. then that knoppix cd isn't going to help.. if it's a windows password then.. ok.. i agree..

sarah you have to be a bit more explicit about what type of password.

if it is a bios password on a laptop then ripping it apart to short the jumper or to remove the battery is cumbersome and time consuming. there are cmos killer programs that wipe out cmos settings.. in fact Antionline has one in it's downloads archive.. (although it was misfiled in the tutorial section) it's called killcmos.zip , you can find it here.
http://anticode.antionline.com/downl...nfo&did=365126

some AV software will identify it as a trojan.. but it's not. (search google for more info on that)
there are a few other programs like this and there are bios backdoors as well.. (compaq can assist you by providing the backdoor.. or if you search google, you'll find more info

ohh.. one other program is called cmospwd.. found at http://www.cgsecurity.org
but I don't know if it covers your compaq bios revision.. here's a list of bios's and rev's.
http://www.cgsecurity.org/cmospwd.txt

Thanks for all the comments, I can honestly tell you that this computer is NOT stolen - I work in courts for a living, hence the use of Case Catalyst software on the computer. Work have done things like swap hard drives to another laptop, taking the battery out to try to override password, nothing worked. They also talked with Guardian Angel (?) who had some good ideas but again nothing worked.

Someone told me (from this site) would be to take it to a certified Compaq repair shop who might be able to help, think that's what I'll do,

Thanks again for all the constructive replies.