Compaq Presario CQ60 old laptop trying to reset for my stepson Need Bios ADMIN Password

[BADirection]

I reset the BIOS to default settings, but I still can't login to windows because I forgot the password, what are my options? Sorry if this is the wrong section please delete if not allowed. Thanks again. 

Mike

[DavidPK · Accepted solution]

@BADirection

Hi Mike,

There is a general policy on the Forum not to provide methods to bypass Windows log-on passwords, however a local computer shop would be able to do this for you.

Another option, if all your personal data etc is backed-up, would be to reset the notebook to its 'Factory Condition' and then set it up from the beginning – if you don’t have your Recovery Media, the notebook will have shipped with a Recovery Partition which can be accessed at boot - ie shutdown the notebook, then start tapping away at f11 as soon as you power on.

A full guide on this can be found on the following link.

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00006110#!&AbT1%3Fjumpid=hpr_r1002_usen_link1

Regards,

DP-K

[BADirection]

Thanks for the info I tried the F11 and I get the Windows did not start normally screen asking for the disc etc. So apparently the partition is not there on this laptop. Just my luck.

Regards
Mike P

[DavidPK]

Hi Mike,

The link below may be useful.

https://www.howtogeek.com/96630/how-to-reset-your-forgotten-windows-password-the-easy-way/

Regards,

DP-K

[BADirection]

I'll definitely give that a try. Thanks so much for everything.

Mike