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Maxheader

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Tue Sep 4, 2018, 02:48 PM Sep 2018

This one has me stumped... [View all]

3 - 4 years ago I bought an Acer Aspire..AXC-704G-UW61.
It had windows 10 and it worked lousy...so I put it away and
bought an Acer AXC-603G-UW 30...windows 8.1, Works fine.
So I wanted to fire up the 704G to see what files I might
have created and couldn't get past the windows login
screen..Forgot the password...Tried many ways to get
to a password reset screen...no luck..can't get past the
request for a password..tried to;

Restart your Acer laptop, press on the Alt and F10 key at the same time when power on. 4. Then you have three options to choose to reset your Acer laptop to factory default: Completely Restore System to Factory Defaults; Restore Operating System and Retain User Data; or Reinstall Drivers or Applications.


No luck...Password reset disk...no luck...Just a screen asking for a psswrd...

Help!
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This one has me stumped... [View all] Maxheader Sep 2018 OP
You're going to need an external utility -- Acronis, or something similar to boot from. byronius Sep 2018 #1
Boot up from a usb? Maxheader Sep 2018 #4
Yes, it's pretty common these days. F-whatever to get to your setup screen, choose USB as boot-up byronius Sep 2018 #6
Can you use system restore and restore it to a date just after you bought it? shraby Sep 2018 #2
I can get to a repair screen.. Maxheader Sep 2018 #5
make a boot disk? roscoeroscoe Sep 2018 #3
Appreciate everyones help...I can get into the Maxheader Sep 2018 #7
I think I'm starting to understand... Maxheader Sep 2018 #8
But roscoeroscoe Sep 2018 #9
When you say 'usb'...I have a Maxheader Sep 2018 #10
Move everything off it to the hard drive roscoeroscoe Sep 2018 #11
Is that the link to format to FAT32? Maxheader Sep 2018 #12
Go to pendrivelinux.com blogslut Sep 2018 #13
I'll give it a shot... Maxheader Sep 2018 #14
This program works canetoad Sep 2018 #15
Thanks... Maxheader Sep 2018 #16
I put it on canetoad Sep 2018 #17
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