Lost password on a Acer Asire one netbook (vista)

dtokez · 26 Feb 2012 at 20:38

Hi all, I have been asked to try and sort a friend of the families laptop out, which they cannot access due to a forgotten windows log-in password.

Is there anything that can be done? There is an option after you enter a in-correct password that prompts for you to insert removable media - USB flash, external hdd i think - but when I put in a usb drive nothing happens?

I know on my Samsung netbook there is a system restore / backup feature but cant see anything like that on boot up of the Acer.

With no cd drive I am stumped as to what can be done?

Thanks

dtokez · 27 Feb 2012 at 20:48

Thanks bud, only thing is though being a net book it has no optical drive

any other options?

dtokez · 28 Feb 2012 at 23:27

wont work mate, I cant get into windows even in safe mode

Never had any luck mounting a bootable usb stick (2 minutes ago being no exception), and no access to a usb optical drive

any other options lol?

dtokez · 3 Mar 2012 at 23:07

RooBoonix said:
Difficult with no DVD Drive, suppose a USB one won't work either, with no drivers...

Can't think of anything yet! Oh, and are you the dtokez from MSUK? If so, i'm the RooBoonix from MSUK

yes mate, im from MSUk too

I think I will just have to buy a usb cd drive. The laptop has a windows code on a sticker, is there a way to use this?

dtokez · 3 Mar 2012 at 23:54

I tried safe mode with command prompt but I still have to log into windows which I can't do

The password I am trying to retrieve is the only account on the machine