From: c@t69.net   
      
   Drumstick  wrote in   
   news:MPG.1fd51af13f315cec98971b@newsgroups.bellsouth.net:   
      
   > In article , c@t69.net   
   > says...   
   >> Drumstick  wrote in   
   >> news:MPG.1fd4aa11ca19e11898971a@newsgroups.bellsouth.net:   
   >>   
   >> > In article , c@t69.net   
   >> > says...   
   >> >> Drumstick  wrote in   
   >> >> news:MPG.1fd431d423fa09e8989719@newsgroups.bellsouth.net:   
   >> >>   
   >> >> > In article , c@t69.net   
   >> >> > says...   
   >> >> >> Got a new laptop today and have already managed to lock it.   
   >> >> >> The only password I used was during setup, it is the same   
   >> >> >> password I always use for just about everything, nonetheless the   
   >> >> >> damn thing will not accept it. So what to do now ?   
   >> >> >>   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > Ultimate Boot CD; it has password utilities on it that will help.   
   >> >> > Course you can get them separately...if I knew where...sorry.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> >   Drum--   
   >> >>   
   >> >> Thanks, I managed to solve it by browsing around [no shortage of   
   >> >> info, I found they have dedicated forums just for this].   
   >> >> I typed in "Administrator" instead of my name and it worked, so it   
   >> >> turned out for some reason the pw was good but the name was wrong   
   >> >> ... I have no idea why it created a second account, I still have my   
   >> >> profile [which I am set as administrator] and now this new   
   >> >> administrator one.   
   >> >>   
   >> > At least you're in...you can fix the account stuff.   
   >> > Glad you got it solved.   
   >> >   
   >> >   Drum--   
   >> >   
   >>   
   >> Me too. This Acer did not come with a restore CD, I am not sure would I   
   >> could have done, or what I will do if I ever do have to reformat.   
   >>   
   > Thanks for that information...Acer is off MY list. I've been in 'puters   
   > too long because I still believe in shareware and in giving customers a   
   > copy of the installed software on CD.   
   >   
   >   Drum--   
      
   Well it prompts you to make a restore DVD in the setup, which I did.   
   Out of curiosity I tried booting with it and it did nothing, DVD drive is   
   first in boot order, so I don't know how much good it would do in a OS   
   failure situation.   
   But I agree, it is pretty half assed not to have a ready made system   
   restore disk included in the purchase.   
   Got this here http://tinyurl.com/yywsxz, for under $600 a DVD writer, 1 gig   
   of ram, 80gb hd sounded pretty good, and it is a nice little computer   
   [actually a lot bigger and heavier than I thought, my flatned scanner is   
   smaller than this] ... Now I have to figure out how to get the wireless   
   networking functional.   
      
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