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‎05-18-2025 06:25 PM

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Product: HP Pavilion dv6t-6100 CTO Quad Edition Entertainment Notebook PC

help, I have an ancient computer with password. I forgot the password it’s Windows 7 and I don’t know how to go into retrieve some important information

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‎05-19-2025 07:07 AM - edited ‎05-19-2025 07:08 AM

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If all that is required is to find data and save it elsewhere, then there are several ways to accomplish thar task.  Without having to buy anything, you can make a live version of a Linux software and boot the computer to that and use the Linux to find and copy the data to a flash drive or CD/DVD.

Another way is to buy a USB to SATA adapter, remove the drive from the old computer and then connect the drive to a hosting PC to do the search and save.

Those are the two easiest ways to save the data.  I can give you the guidance for both or either way.  Glad to help.


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