>laptop hibernated 3 months>my charger exploded, I didnt have money to buy replacements at the time>finally got money for a charger>I forgot my password>mfw>cant reset or troubleshoot it from outsideso, my question is, is it possible for me to still be able to use this laptop? I had a friend suggest an IT can just uninstall my operating software and then reinstall it, because I don't care about the files in the laptop, I care about it's functionality... Can I be saved or am I fucked?
>>1549913flash an iso onto a usb and reinstall it how are zoomers so retarded
>>1549919I'm not really a tech guy so I'm having a hard time, but thats... basically killing off the laptop and reviving it with a new windows system right? I wanna measure what works because things can get expensive
>>1549913There are a few ways to bypass the password on google. If you can't you can backup some of the existing data (assuming the drive isn't encrypted) and reinstall like the other anon said
If you don't know how to fresh install an OS, then you have little chance of being able to recover/bypass the password to recover your data.So yeah, just have a windows installer on an USB stick (go to /g/ and the Comfy Windows general for resources), look up how to boot your computer via the USB instead of normally (the Hard Drive) and it will prompt you to install and overwrite all your stuff, formatting your Hard Drive and placing a mint OS on it.
>>1549913give it back jamal
>>1549913>that imageMy dad did that, like he typed yes and then was mad it didn't go throughAlso his password used to be his birthday
>>15499131. Get a USB with at least 8gb2. Download the version of windows you want (afaik microsoft will only let you download 11, but you can just look up 'windows 10 iso internet archive' or 8 or 7 or whatever one you want)3. download rufus (https://rufus.ie/en/#download (standard version x64))4. plug your usb in a computer, boot up rufus, select the windows .iso file you downloaded5. look up a rufus tutorial or whatever if you need to, but it's easy to figure out6. when done, plug the usb in your laptop turned off and then turn it on7. repeatedly press the Delete key real fast while your laptop turns on to get in the BIOS (if Delete doesn't work try F2)8. in the BIOS look for the boot order, there should be a list with items like "HDD 9437522gb" "USB 7.9gb" or something like that9. Find your USB in it, it should say something like USB XXXgb where XXX is roughly the size of the usb so for example a 8gb one would say maybe 7.8gb a 32gb might say 28gb, just look for something close to your USB size10. move your USB to the top of the list, save and exit11. your laptop should now boot with the .iso file in your USB, follow the intructions on the screen to install windows (it's normal for your laptop to take hours to install windows don't worry, it's not stuck)That'll erase all data in your laptop in the process. You said you don't care but if you want to salvage data from it before you reinstall windows you can remove your HDD from the laptop and hook it up on another computer to access the files without needing the password.Feel free to ask if you need any more clarification.
