This article is written to show you how to remove ThinkPad password even when the original password is forgotten and the laptop is locked.
(prHWY.com) July 26, 2012 - LA, CA -- Some people use their computers for playing games or casual Web browsing; others use their computers for business, work and accomplish other important tasks. Whatever use you have for your computer, chances are that your computer contains data you consider important. Therefore setting a password is one good way to protect your data.
However, when you find you've forgotten your computer password, or you want to allow multiple users onto your computer at this time, at this time you have to remove the password. In this article, we are going to discuss how to remove ThinkPad password. Even though you are not a ThinkPad user, you can still take the ways described in this article to remove your own forgotten computer password too.
ThinkPad is a line of laptop computers designed, developed and sold by IBM but now produced by Lenovo. ThinkPads are popular with large business and schools. For any ThinkPad computer, there are several types of passwords: the Power-on password, the Hard drive password, the Supervisor password, and the Windows login password. Among those passwords, Windows login password of ThinkPad is the basic one. And in the following what I mean ThinkPad password removal is actually Windows login password on ThinkPad removing.
Way1. Remove ThinkPad from Control Panel. (If the password is not forgotten yet)
1. Log on to your ThinkPad and click on the Start menu at the bottom of the ThinkPad's screen.
2. Click on the Control Panel icon in the Start menu and next click on the Local Security Settings tab.
3. Go to the bottom of the window and click on the Minimum Password Length box. Set this to 0.
4. Click on the tab that reads No Password Required. Then go back to the Control Panel and click on the User Accounts icon at the bottom of the window.
5. Click on the account you want to remove, then go to the bottom of the screen and click on the tab that reads Remove Password. Finally click the OK to save your changes.
Way2. Remove ThinkPad with Windows Password Key Std. (If the password is already lost)
To remove a forgotten ThinkPad when the machine is already locked becomes a little bit complicated. However, if you adopt some useful tools which are designed with advanced technology, things will get easier. To remove ThinkPad in a more convenient and simple way, I will recommend you Windows Password Key Std. After are the specific instructions on how to use this tool to remove ThinkPad password:
Step1: Download and install Windows Password Key Standard onto an accessible Windows-based computer.
Step2: Burn a bootable CD/DVD with the tool. (Namely it is to burn a Windows password reset disk.)
Step3: Set the target ThinkPad computer boot from CD/DVD.
Step4: Remove the forgotten ThinkPad password with the burned CD/DVD. Then log on to the machine without any password.
Source:http://www.lostwindowspassword.com/remove-thinkpad-password.html
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