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post #1 of 5
5/13/08 at 11:28pm
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I had a bitter ex roommate who took advantage of my kindness. I let him have access to my laptop whenever he wanted. I do not know much about the technical side of the computer. I never set a password or any type of security for my computer. Well he has now put a password and apparently scanned his fingerprint to lock my computer!!!
I must have my laptop for work what can I do??
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post #2 of 5
5/14/08 at 5:46am
. chased him down, drag his finger back to unlock it
. search the net for "finger scan bypass", fix can never be garanteed and differed from one user to the other
. call up dell

cheers ...
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post #3 of 5
5/14/08 at 2:25pm
The quickest solution is like qhn suggests, hunting the guy down, but I suggest also bringing a meat cleaver or hatchet along. Remember, you only need his fingerprint >

Of course if he is uncooperative (I was being facetious about the cleaver). You can contact Dell and they can setup a service call to replace the motherboard. I've done a couple motherboard/hard drive replacements after the customer recovered their system from a thief that set a BIOS and HDD password. If you have onsite warranty shouldn't take but a day or two.
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post #4 of 5
5/14/08 at 10:45pm
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I went to a laptop repair store and they said they could do it no problem 60 dollars 1 day. So there is a way , Im trying toi figure it out so I dont have to pay 60 dollars.
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post #5 of 5
5/21/08 at 2:03am
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Originally Posted by CaseyJames View Post
I went to a laptop repair store and they said they could do it no problem 60 dollars 1 day. So there is a way , Im trying toi figure it out so I dont have to pay 60 dollars.
Did the guy set a Windows password or a BIOS password? If it's a BIOS password you can get Dell to help you out for free. If it's a Windows password, most Windows password reset utilities cost money, which is why businesses charge. I charge when I have to reset a Windows password.
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