On 07/09/15 10:53, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
On 08/07/15 19:59, jd1008 wrote:
> You might want to dd the win7 partition to a usb
> drive and save it.
Where would I find an instruction for doing this? I have not been able
to mount the hard drive [using f-22 live] assuming it would be /dev/sda.
win7 has a recovery process that will build 3 dvd's to restore system.
to access it, press the 'windows' key, the key with the windows logo,
in the bottom left entry bar, [ Search programs and files ] enter the
word: recovery press <enter>.
you will then see a window with;
Programs (2)
Recovery Media Creator
Recovery Media Creator Help
click on: Recovery Media Creator
follow instructions in the: Recovery Media Creator window.
this must be run as 'Administrator'.
if it ask for a password, which you may not know, then you will need
to pull "ntpassword" cd from;
http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd
load that page, press 'page down' and you will see links to downloading.
i burned a cd to remove win7 passwords on the laptop i was given.
a little while ago, while having nothing better to do, ((GBWG)), i ran
some searches for your laptop.
i found several manuals, but none showed how/what to open to disable the
bios passwords, other than to remove cmos battery and let it sit for
30 minutes to 24 hours.
https://www.ehow.com/how_7609529_update-locked-bios.html
https://www.ehow.com/how_6943618_reset-cmos-dell-inspiron.html
https://www.ehow.com/how_5916403_clear-cmos-dell-notebook.html
http://www.tech-faq.com/reset-dell-bios-password.html
among what i found, there seems to be a dell rep who will help people
recover bios passwords;
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/712748-bios-hard-drive-password-req...
hth.
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