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Forgot my acer erecovery password

lilgina

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i forgot my password to my acer aspire5517 laptop.please send to eddiethehugg@yahoo.com. thank you.
 
Hi,

If it is your BIOS pass, then the only thing to deleted is put out the battery inside for some minute and replace it.
Then the BIOS pass should be deleted.

If it is the windows password, here you find instructions to reset your windows password and start up again:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/change-your-forgotten-windows-password-with-the-linux-system-rescue-cd/


Good luck!