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Hp pavillion notebook
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If i do format my laptop will it also erase the administrator password? I just really need it for enabling the vt pls. 

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@ALAJID 

First off, you don't format the laptop; instead, you format the drive.

 

Second, yes -- formatting erases the file system on the drive and that includes any account information.



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@ALAJID 

First off, you don't format the laptop; instead, you format the drive.

 

Second, yes -- formatting erases the file system on the drive and that includes any account information.



I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
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Hello, I formatted my drive yet I still cant get pass the administrator password when I was trying to enable vt

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