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My brother passed away last week and I have been given his laptop to try and get into to pass onto a relative but obviously I don't have his log in. Any Ideas how to either log in or system restore from scratch. ? Many thanks Stanfree.
There are Linux distros that can help you with this, Kali should have the tools. I can't remember the exact name of it.
Sorry to hear that Stan.
Do you want to access files on the laptop or wipe everything so it's a 'new' PC?
I had a similar problem at work with a Windows 7 Laptop. I used the guide [url= http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/reset-password-windows-7.htm ]here[/url], which worked. There do appear to be similar guides on this site for other versions on Windows as well (links in 'related articles' below the guide).
As above - make a USB stick to boot from, then there are various bits of software that will help you reset the password.
Thanks for the replies , I don't need to access the Pc as I know he only used his phone and not the laptop so a complete restore is probably the best bet.