1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted May 22, 2014 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 I have a laptop which I have completely locked myself out of and need help...here is what I did.... I wanted to boot into Ubuntu to test the wireless card and connections.... Went into BIOS and attempted to set to boot from usb but could'nt as needed password Removed CMOS battery to try and reset When power back on wants password to access data.......result One Friar sailing in a boat up a foul smelling creek with no method of propulsion... Is there ANYTHING i can do to unlock the machine? Friar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted May 22, 2014 Author 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Update... I have now got back into the BIOS but still have an admin password set....any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted May 22, 2014 Author 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Update... Thanks to the interweb I have now sorted it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Pooka Posted May 22, 2014 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Your welcome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted May 22, 2014 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Yes, you are, aren't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted May 22, 2014 Author 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 still can not get the wireless to work in windows....Ubuntu works no problem......windows can not find the network spent all day looking for a solution but with no success Would welcome any offers of advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Have you accidentally turned the WiFi off on the keyboard? It happened to me once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted May 22, 2014 Author 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 the wi-fi light is on I have tried flicking the switch as well but ubuntu works....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted May 22, 2014 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 What brand is the WLAN card? I heard the laptop is a Dell, what exact model is it? Next thing to try is to delete all drivers of the card, run some cleanup utilities, use safe mode and shift ... If you share those two details, I could try and see if I can think of a good cleanup procedure ... Keep on running Ubuntu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted May 22, 2014 2. Administrators Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Reinstall windows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted May 22, 2014 Author 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 i did go through un installing the card, running uninstall the wi-fi software, ran the utility jabo mentioned to clear out all entries plus the registry. could try again I suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Reinstall windows. Your favorite hobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted May 22, 2014 2. Administrators Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Maybe - but it would certainly fix the problem provided the hardware is OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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