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When I load up my laptop and it comes up with the windows password screen.It tells me it's locked so can't get to type in my password. How do I get around it....


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Old 16th Apr 2008, 12:02
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Default Locked out of Windows Vista

When I load up my laptop and it comes up with the windows password screen.It tells me it's locked so can't get to type in my password. How do I get around it.
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Old 16th Apr 2008, 12:14
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Is the Vista genuine? Did you activate it in the required time limit?
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Old 16th Apr 2008, 12:18
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Yes should of said I put a password on so no one else could use it.
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Old 16th Apr 2008, 12:20
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You're not being clear, is it locked or have you just forgotten the user password?
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Old 16th Apr 2008, 12:39
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I remembered the password but it keeps telling me i'm locked.
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Hit the return key?
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Old 17th Apr 2008, 04:59
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Did you try starting in safe mode, then going into User Account and changing it from there?
I'm am not that familiar with Vista yet but that is how I would have done it in XP
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