MS-DOS Passwords

[CMPunk]

Anyone know how to change a MS-DOS password? The GF gave me a laptop with one on it, but we're not sure how to chage the password/ get rid of it.

[metal_geek]

YOu mean a bios password that that comes on before the computer starts up?

Whats the model of the computer?
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Vaporizer

[Fire]

Sounds like you need to go into the bios and deactivate the password. Could be a hard drive password.

[gottabekd]

If you post the make/model of the laptop, someone can google for specific instructions. As suggested, it might be a BIOS password.

If that's the case, you can reset by taking out the batttery on the motherboard. I'm not sure how easy that is to do on a laptop. Or sometimes there is a jumper than you can set to clear the CMOS (saved BIOS info). But before you do that, it would be a good idea to get some specific information about the machine, so that you can reset the BIOS setup as it should be.