i have been given an acer pc but as soon as i boot it after the acer screen
appears it asks me for my password, i have been given the password but i
want to get rid of this screen. It comes up before the user accounts
password and it is a blue screen , can someone tell me how to get rid of it
please ?I've tryed factory defaulting it but to no avail. TIA
"PWB" <pwbutt@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> i have been given an acer pc but as soon as i boot it after the acer
> screen appears it asks me for my password, i have been given the password
> but i want to get rid of this screen. It comes up before the user
> accounts password and it is a blue screen , can someone tell me how to get
> rid of it please ?I've tryed factory defaulting it but to no avail. TIA
Sounds like a BIOS password. Have you tried setting it to nothing?
"A Nother" <another1171@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "PWB" <pwbutt@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> i have been given an acer pc but as soon as i boot it after the acer
>> screen appears it asks me for my password, i have been given the password
>> but i want to get rid of this screen. It comes up before the user
>> accounts password and it is a blue screen , can someone tell me how to
>> get rid of it please ?I've tryed factory defaulting it but to no avail.
>> TIA
>
>
> Sounds like a BIOS password. Have you tried setting it to nothing?
> how do i do that please only the password for the BIOS I cant find
>
"PWB" <pwbutt@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "A Nother" <another1171@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "PWB" <pwbutt@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> i have been given an acer pc but as soon as i boot it after the acer
>>> screen appears it asks me for my password, i have been given the
>>> password but i want to get rid of this screen. It comes up before the
>>> user accounts password and it is a blue screen , can someone tell me how
>>> to get rid of it please ?I've tryed factory defaulting it but to no
>>> avail. TIA
>>
>>
>> Sounds like a BIOS password. Have you tried setting it to nothing?
>> how do i do that please only the password for the BIOS I cant find
>>
>
BIOS utility
The BIOS utility is a hardware configuration program built into your
computer's BIOS.
Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not
need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configuration problems,
you
may need to run it.
To activate the BIOS utility, press <F2> during the POST; while the notebook
PC
logo is being displayed.
Boot sequence
To set the boot sequence in the BIOS utility, activate the BIOS utility,
then select
Boot from the categories listed at the top of the screen.
Enable disk-to-disk recovery
To enable disk-to-disk recovery (hard disk recovery), activate the BIOS
utility,
then select Main from the categories listed at the top of the screen. Find
D2D
Recovery at the bottom of the screen and use the <F5> and <F6> keys to set
this
value to Enabled.
Password
To set a password on boot, activate the BIOS utility, then select Security
from
the categories listed at the top of the screen. Find Password on boot: and
use
"PWB" <pwbutt@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Sounds like a BIOS password. Have you tried setting it to nothing?
> how do i do that please only the password for the BIOS I cant find
When the computer boots up it usually flashes a message saying "Press F2 for
setup" or similar. Otherwise you have to look up the mother board / bios
info on line.
"A Nother" <another1171@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "PWB" <pwbutt@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> Sounds like a BIOS password. Have you tried setting it to nothing?
>
>> how do i do that please only the password for the BIOS I cant find
>
> When the computer boots up it usually flashes a message saying "Press F2
> for setup" or similar. Otherwise you have to look up the mother board /
> bios info on line.
Hold the F2 key down when you start the computer. Let got when it beeps.
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:49:30 GMT, "A Nother" <another1171@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>"PWB" <pwbutt@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> i have been given an acer pc but as soon as i boot it after the acer
>> screen appears it asks me for my password, i have been given the password
>> but i want to get rid of this screen. It comes up before the user
>> accounts password and it is a blue screen , can someone tell me how to get
>> rid of it please ?I've tryed factory defaulting it but to no avail. TIA
>
>
>Sounds like a BIOS password. Have you tried setting it to nothing?
>
You need to enter the BIOS settings... to do that hold F2 as the
computer boots. Then navigate to security > passwords
Then elect to change the password... enter nothing in the new space
you will be asked to repeat the password... again nothing. You will be
asked to input the old password... Exit and save settings.. Reboot...
should be good.
Good luck
Note.. "nothing" means just that.... leave it blank or else your new
password will be nothing
"Bob Fay" <rgfay@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> "PWB" <pwbutt@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "A Nother" <another1171@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "PWB" <pwbutt@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:MR%Aj.6384$fx1.5865@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
>>>> i have been given an acer pc but as soon as i boot it after the acer
>>>> screen appears it asks me for my password, i have been given the
>>>> password but i want to get rid of this screen. It comes up before the
>>>> user accounts password and it is a blue screen , can someone tell me
>>>> how to get rid of it please ?I've tryed factory defaulting it but to no
>>>> avail. TIA
>>>
>>>
>>> Sounds like a BIOS password. Have you tried setting it to nothing?
>>> how do i do that please only the password for the BIOS I cant find
>>>
>>
>
> BIOS utility
>
> The BIOS utility is a hardware configuration program built into your
>
> computer's BIOS.
>
> Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not
>
> need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configuration
> problems, you
>
> may need to run it.
>
> To activate the BIOS utility, press <F2> during the POST; while the
> notebook PC
>
> logo is being displayed.
>
> Boot sequence
>
> To set the boot sequence in the BIOS utility, activate the BIOS utility,
> then select
>
> Boot from the categories listed at the top of the screen.
>
> Enable disk-to-disk recovery
>
> To enable disk-to-disk recovery (hard disk recovery), activate the BIOS
> utility,
>
> then select Main from the categories listed at the top of the screen. Find
> D2D
>
> Recovery at the bottom of the screen and use the <F5> and <F6> keys to set
> this
>
> value to Enabled.
>
> Password
>
> To set a password on boot, activate the BIOS utility, then select Security
> from
>
> the categories listed at the top of the screen. Find Password on boot: and
> use
>
> the <F5> and <F6> keys to enable this feature
>
>thanks i did it before your post by trial and error because i knew how to
>get into the B IOS so I had a look around in the security tab and sorted it
>but thank for the info.
"Ralph2" <nonefound@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:49:30 GMT, "A Nother" <another1171@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"PWB" <pwbutt@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:MR%Aj.6384$fx1.5865@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
>>> i have been given an acer pc but as soon as i boot it after the acer
>>> screen appears it asks me for my password, i have been given the
>>> password
>>> but i want to get rid of this screen. It comes up before the user
>>> accounts password and it is a blue screen , can someone tell me how to
>>> get
>>> rid of it please ?I've tryed factory defaulting it but to no avail. TIA
>>
>>
>>Sounds like a BIOS password. Have you tried setting it to nothing?
>>
> You need to enter the BIOS settings... to do that hold F2 as the
> computer boots. Then navigate to security > passwords
> Then elect to change the password... enter nothing in the new space
> you will be asked to repeat the password... again nothing. You will be
> asked to input the old password... Exit and save settings.. Reboot...
> should be good.
> Good luck
> Note.. "nothing" means just that.... leave it blank or else your new
> password will be nothing
yes that what i did after i got a reply the first time , i dont why I didnt
look there firstly (ah well you learn by your mistakes)
'PWB[_2_ Wrote:
> ;796522']i have been given an acer pc but as soon as i boot it after the
> acer screen
> appears it asks me for my password, i have been given the password but
> i
> want to get rid of this screen. It comes up before the user accounts
> password and it is a blue screen , can someone tell me how to get rid
> of it
> please ?I've tryed factory defaulting it but to no avail. TIA
you should cancel the access control in control panel
pc lock 
Linear Mode
