Misplaced password

Can anyone tell me how to retrieve my computer's password?

Best to ask that on the forum for whatever version of the OS you have.

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Formatted HP dm4-3099se with Windows 7 Home Premium and Would Want to Re-install the Home Premium

My laptop is HP Pavilion dm4-3099se and it came with Windows 7 Home Premium. The password was misplaced and I was advised to format the system. The system was formatted (all the disks were deleted except the C: drive) and a Windows 8 pro OS installed. Shortly after the formatting, the misplaced password was found. If it is possible, I would love to revert to the OS that came with the system (i.e Window Home Premium) and also recover all the drivers that came with the system.
Please, help me.
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Hi,
There are Two options available.
1. You can order a replacement set of Recovery Discs using the link below - these will reinstall the operating system, all required drivers and nearly all of the original software ( the exception often being trials of MS Office ). They will also re-create all the original partitions, including the Recovery Partition.
Order HP Recovery Discs.
2. Another option you could consider is to create your own Windows 7 installation disc.
Also, if possible, back-up the swsetup folder that can be found at the root of your C drive.
You can create a Windows 7 installation disc yourself using another PC - just download the correct Disc Image ( this must be the same version that originally came with your notebook - this is listed as Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit ) from the link below and use an application such as ImgBurn to burn the ISO correctly to a blank DVD - a guide on using ImgBurn to write an ISO to a disc is Here. These Images are clean and from a well-respected source ( Digital River ).
Windows-7 sp1-iso-official-32-bit-and-64-bit
Use the disc to perform the installation, enter the Windows activation key found on the COA Label when requested and when the installation has completed, use the 'Phone Method' detailed in the link below to activate the OS - this method supported by Microsoft and is popular with people who just want a clean installation of Windows 7 without the additional software load normally bundled with OEM installations.
http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/how-to-activate-windows-7-by-phone.aspx
Regarding the drivers etc you need, if you were able to back-up the swsetup this will contain all the software and driver installers for your notebook - if you weren't able to, drivers and software you may need can also be found Here.
Best regards,
DP-K
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I just had a new hard drive installed. After loading everything back on my computer from external drive, i came to the "select wireless network screen. I've misplaced the WEP password for my internet. Is there anyway to find it on another computer?

i just had a new hard drive installed. After loading everything back on my computer from external drive, i came to the "select wireless network screen. I've misplaced the WEP password for my internet. Is there anyway to find it on another computer?

Maybe. What kind of other computer are you talking about? What operating system is it running? What kind of wireless router are you using?
Your best bet may be to just reset the router and set it up again.
Just so you know, WEP is a very old security system for wireless and is considered insecure. If you have it available, use WPA2.

I have forgotten my password and misplaced my Installation disc and need to reset password, help please! btw are the intsallation disc unique to each computer or could i borrow a friends?

I have forgotten my password and misplaced my Installation disc and need to reset password, help please! btw are the intsallation disc unique to each computer or could i borrow a friends?

Call Apple to get replacement DVDs > http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57

I have misplaced my password. How do I get that back?

I have misplaced my password for iTunes. How do I get a new one?

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HT1212 My grandson misplaced his iPod Touch in April. He just found it, but does not remember the password. I reached out to Apple support.For a one time support why do I have to pay?

Why do I have to pay to get the iPod Touch wiped clean as my 11 year old grandson forgot his password?

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Forgotten Restrictions Passcode Help
You will need to restore your device as New to remove a Restrictions passcode. Go through the normal process to restore your device, but when you see the options to restore as New or from a backup, be sure to choose New.
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Root password misplaced

Hi ,
I have forgotten my root password on my macbook.i mean when i login on BSD unix if if type su -
then i cant login as i dont have a root passs
How do i recover or reset a new one.Any idea?
Regards,
Sanlen
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As etresoft wrote, you should be login as root. Its better to use sudo.
sudo -s
will give you a shell, if needed.
To change the passwd just try something like
sudo -s
passwd

What is my password I have misplaced it Thank you

I have forgotten my password, I have tried to access it through your Help pages, Please Help

Your email password is between you and your email provider. You need to work with them to reset it.
Go to their web mail or email help page and look for a link to reset your password.

"Power On Password" misplaced = Total "No Boot" System Lockup....

This is not good. No CMOS battery or CMOS / BIOS reset jumper to use. Factory / Lenovo staff absolutely no help. No masterpassword for the BIOS provided. No help on providing a copy of the service manual via email.
Lenovo staff generally clueless and unhelpful.
Bad company to deal with. Round and Round and Round in CIRCLES for ever.
I am told that according to "them" the only option is to send the laptop back, for them to throw out the motherboard and put in a new one - charging me almost the same price as a new laptop.
Being a lawyer, - I say Law Suit.
So either post me a mater password to my email address because I will exercise my legal skills and shred this company and advertise it all over the web.
Me vs. Lenovo / IBM

Hi,
Sorry that you have forgotten your Power On Password!
There is no master BIOS password. That would largely defeat the purpose of BIOS passwords.
You might try the procedure to reset just the Power On Password at the bottom of this support site page for ThinkPads.
The manuals for your G570 are here.
Hope this helps!
I don't work for Lenovo. I'm a crazy volunteer!

One of my friend stole my iphone 5 and he knows my password for the phone but he's not using wifi or the sim network cause he knows that I enabled find my iphone and I wanna lock it or burn the phone he is using my pictures

one of my friend stole my iphone 5 and he knows my password for the phone but he's not using wifi or the sim network cause he knows that I enabled find my iphone and I wanna lock it or burn the phone he is using my pictures and he has shared most of my pictures and the find my phone says it will erase the phone once it will be contact to the internet
what about if he didn't? what to do pls I need to lock the phone as soon as possible am living in saudi arabia and we dont have apple store here to support me I need to contact anyone in apple store so I can give him the serial numbere and IMEI so they lock the phone with out waiting him to contact to the internet
I made a report but the problem is it was stolen from of my best friends and I dont know which one we were 4 persons in my house so I dont know which one exactly but it seems I was unlucky to chose them as best friends and trusted them for 2 years and now he's shairing my privte pictures which has dameged my life and if the goverment saw my pictures they will but me in jail for those pictures which is noraml gay pictures but our country difficutl pls any one help me

What To Do If Your iDevice Is Lost Or Stolen
If you activated Find My Phone before it was lost or stolen, you can track it only if Wi-Fi is enabled on the device. What you cannot do is track your device using a serial number or other identifying number. You cannot expect Apple or anyone else to find your device for you. You cannot recover your loss unless you insure your device for such loss. It is not covered by your warranty.
If your iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, or iPad is lost or stolen what do you do? There are things you should have done in advance - before you lost it or it was stolen - and some things to do after the fact. Here are some suggestions:
This link, Re: Help! I misplaced / lost my iPhone 5 today morning in delta Chelsea hotel downtown an I am not able to track it. Please help!, has some good advice regarding your options when your iDevice is lost or stolen.
1. Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
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It pays to be proactive by following the advice on using Find My Phone before you lose your device:
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How can i find my wifi password

I have misplaced my wifi password and cant seem to find it anywhere. I am however connected to my ipad can i find it anywhere on here?

If you have a Mac you can use the following procedure to retrieve it. Otherwise, reset your wireless network password by momentarily depressing the reset button on your AirPort Extreme, Express, or Time Capsule. Press the button for one full second, no more. Then, configure a new password using AirPort Utility.
Your wireless network password is stored in your Mac's Keychain.
You must first have an Administrator account on a Mac that you use with that AirPort Base Station, one that is used to connect to your AirPort network.
On that Mac, open the Utilities folder. Find Keychain Access and launch it.
In the search field at the upper right, type Airport. All the Keychain entries for your base station will appear there, as well as other entries.
Look at the column "Kind". The entry you want to select will be labeled "AirPort network password" (not "AirPort base station password" or anything else).
If you are trying to recover the AirPort Base Station password then the entry you want to select will be labeled "AirPort base station password" not "AirPort network password".
Double-click that, and in the window that appears check the box for "Show password".
You will get the following window:
In the Password field type your Mac's Administrator password - the same one you used to log in to that Mac.
Then, click Allow, and your wireless network password will appear in the "Show password" field:
Make note of it.
Close the window, then quit Keychain Access.

WRT110 WIFI password problem

Hi Everyone,
I've got a very strange problem. First, I indicated WPA under Wireless Security section and typed in my passphrase. However when connecting to my wireless network name my passphrase never worked. Second, I completely disabled security and tried to simply connect without any passphrase, but I was still being asked for a passphrase nonetheless. I checked and double-checked and saved settings making sure security was disabled, but I was still being asked for a passphrase when choosing my wireless network!
I could probably restore my WRT110 to factory settings, however I don't want to loose other configurations like certain open ports and IP addresses I opened up for firewall.
Is there a way for me to resolve my WiFI password problem without restoring to factory default? I just need to figure out how to make the WiFi passpharse work. Here's what I have there:
Security Mode: WPA Personal
Encryption: TKIP
Passphrase: 0sunspot0
Key Renewal: 3600 seconds
However, when I pick my wireless network and try to connect to it by typing in 0sunspot0, I get authentication failure!
Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks,
Victor.
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I have misplaced all relevant info. for my router. I am trying to connect to a mini ipad. What do I need?
Is the router up and running and you would only want to add a device wirelessly? If so, you may access the setup page as sabretooth has said. To check the wireless settings, you may check this link, http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=476326f36c294e579ba6691a8db5411e_3698.xml&pid=80&r...

I misplace my iPad mini with a pink case and the iPad is white, I lost it in eagle rock plaza mall on one of the couches , please help me find it i got it for my graduation gift

I misplace my iPad mini white with a pink case in eagle Rock mall on Friday may 16,2014 on one of the couches second level. Glendale Cali.please help me find it I got it for my graduation :(

If you had "Find My iPad" enabled in Settings > iCloud then you may be able to locate it. If not, you cannot locate it.
If it was enabled then you can try locating it via http://icloud.com on a computer or the App "Find My iPhone" on another iDevice. Note: this will only work if your device is connected to a network and the device hasn't already been restored as new and/or "Find My iPad" has not been disabled on it. Note: Disabling "Find My iPad" is much more difficult in iOS 7.
If you think that your device was stolen rather than lost then you should report it to the police. In either case you should contact your carrier, change your iTunes account password, your email account passwords, and any passwords that you'd stored on websites/emails/notes etc.
See also here for additional information: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5668

Lost Security Profile Password

I'm using Acrobat Pro 7.0 and have misplaced the password on a security profile. When I originally set it up, I checked the box that said "Save Passwords with Policy". Is there a way I can retrieve the password from my Windows XP system?

If the user account is associated with an Apple ID, and you know the Apple ID password, then maybe the Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.
Otherwise*, boot into Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. In the window that opens, type this:
res
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
Press return. A Reset Password window opens. Close the Terminal window to get it out of the way.
Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Follow the prompts to reset the password. It's safest to choose a password that includes only the characters a-z, A-Z, and 0-9.
Select
 ▹ Restart
from the menu bar.
You should now be able to log in with the new password, but your Keychain will be reset (empty.) If you've forgotten the Keychain password (which is ordinarily the same as your login password), there's no way to recover it.
*Note: If you've activated FileVault, this procedure doesn't apply. Follow instead these instructions.

I have lost my MAC OS 10.6.8 Keychain password AND my Master password...what can I do?

I have misplaced my MAC OS 10.6.8 Keychain passwords along with my Master password, can anyone help me resolve this?

That depends on what you consider a "resolution"... What are you trying to do, and why? How did this come to your attention?
Usually, your keychain password is the same as your account password. Note that if your account password is blank (contains zero characters), Keychain Access will refuse to allow you to unlock it, but generally applying a "proper" password to your account will resolve this (edit: depending on how you do it. At this stage I don't recommend any actions until you've clarified the situation).

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