computer problem......how can i.........

[OnZephyrstdayofXmas]

find out the password to get into the setup/bios screen? My uncle who bought the puter about 5 years ago cant remember it!!

set-up screen..is this on the control panel?

THE SETUP SCREEN IS THE BIOS SCREEN WHERE YOU CAN ALTER THE BOOT ORDER WHEN THE PC IS STARTING UP. i'M GUESSING THAT THERE MUST BE A DEFAULT PASSWORD TO GET INTO IT BUT I DONT KNOW IT. iT'S CURRENTLY WIN98 SE DOES ANYONE KNOW IT? i DESPERATELY NEED TO PUT WIN2000 ON AS MY DARLING 18 YEAR OLD COUSIN SPENT A WEEK WHILE MY MUM WAS AWAY DOWNLOADING PORN AND HAS FILLED THE PC WITH VIRUSES AND SPYWARE!!!

Sorry!! Didn't mean to shout!

Can't you just hit, erm, F2? or F1 when it's booting up?

WOuldn't you be better off getting Spybot and Adaware and some advice on cleaning up what's on there? I can't see how changing your version of windows is going to help unless you are planning to wipe the computer ocmpletely and start from scratch.

yeah that's what I'm doing but it's then asking for a password. On my old pc when it asked for a password I could just press 'enter' and it let me in. This time if i type the password wrong 3 times it just carries on into windows

I'm going to start from scratch and change win98 to win2000 but in order to do that i need to change the comp to boot from floppy drive first so i can run the new boot disks.
I have been running spybot but there's sooooo much stuff on her it freezes up after a few minutes

I think the only way to reset the password is a jumper setting (no-not a woolly one). If you don't have all the original manuals, your best bet is a search on the internet on your type of computer & motherboard. Hopefully you should get a plan of the motherboard you have and a diagram showing which jumper is which. Find the CMOS/BIOS password reset one or you may have to reset the entire CMOS/BIOS and remove/move the jumper and reboot.

OK - a jumper is a bit of black plastic probably rectangular about 1/4 cm in size with two pin sized holes in. This will be probably be plugged onto two sticking up wires of a row of three. So you may need to take out the jumper entirely or move it to cover the other two wires.

Good Luck
Debbie

thanks Debbie - am going to see what i can find and hope that i dont mess it up!!!!

Please post if there are any more questions

Please post if there are any more questions

ok I have found lots of 'backdoor' passwords but none seem to work. I can't find how to do the jumper - or at least i haven't found it written so a 6 yearold could understand!!!

What sort of computer do you have? Make, model & processor speed please. I will try and have a look

I've found a green jumper and taken it off but made no difference so going to put it back! The computer is a 'Time'. Sysytem model: Time Computer Systems Windows 98SE. 500mHz AMD K6_2w/3DNow! 16kb primary memory cache
BIOS: American Megatrends 0626
Board: MSI Inc. Aladdin5 ver 1:0

Is that the right info? Thanks for your help!! You wouldn't think I'm the computer nerd of the family would you??

Any techie's around tonight that can help me out? It's doing my head in!!!!!!!!

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anyone this morning?

bump

Can anyone help me, a few nights ago I read a topic where it had a link to a site that had loads of links to download things like virus programes and msn, cam2pc image brouser etc, I can't find it now and would love to go back into it, thanks

was it maybe here ? If not, try having a look at zdnet.co.uk you can get downloads for anything and everything you could possibly need on there!!!

Thanks Zephyrcat, both of them look good so I will have a good look at them later when I have time.