Locked out of my computer

[Boograndma]

HP Pavillion dv6-617ous I turned off the swipe method on the computer. Now it asks for a password and if I had one I don't know it. How can I get back in?

[Big_Dave]

Hi,

Enter the user account password or the admin password.   Might even try just hitting enter.

[ShivaNKarup]

Hello,

In the event that you have lost all of your administrator account passwords, and you do not have a password reset disk available to change or restore the password, you will have to re-image your computer.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00006110&lc=en&cc=ad&dlc=en

The above web-link has all the instructions about "Reinstalling the Operating System". This should help you.

[Johnsonmmike]

What is the version of windows installed on your laptop? You can reset a new password on your windows by creating a password reset disk with the password reset program download from the internet. The steps below show you to use software to reset password.

1. Download Vodusoft Windows Password Reset software from the internet, and run it.
2. Create a USB or CD/DVD password reset disk with the software: Insert a USB or blank CD/DVD disk into the machine, select the removable device on the drop-down list, and then click “Burn to CD/DVD” or “Burn to USB” to create a password reset disk.
3. Take theUSB or CD/DVD password reset disk and insert it into the locked computer, and then restart to set the locked computer to boot from USB driver or boot from CD/DVD-ROM.
4.  Select Windows Server 2008 system and administrator account, and click “Reset”.
5. Click “Reboot”, and then click on “Yes” to restart to windows logon screen after take out the bootable USB or CD/DVD.
6. Login windows with the new password just reset.