HELP - Forgot my Password for my HP Mini

[nymelissa41]

I had this laptop for many years and haven't used it in many years lol. I tried using all the passwords I could think of but nothing works. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me.

[DavidPK]

Hi,

Is this a power on password or a Windows log-on password?

If it's a power on password, at the password screen, hit enter 3 times and you should receive a 'halt code' - post back with this code.

Regards,

DP-K

[nymelissa41]

It's a Windows XP log in.

[DavidPK · Accepted solution]

Hi,

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

[nymelissa41]

Thank you so much for your help and time, I would have to take it to a computer shop because I don't think I have my stuff on a backup. But thank again for your assistance. 

[DavidPK]

You're more than welcome

All the best,

DP-K