Advice on removing a start-up password

[Bill Stanley]

On 08/09/2014 12:32 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 9 August 2014 18:23, Bill Stanley <bstanle at wowway.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I know that this is not a Windows support forum but most of it relates to
>> using a Linux script, so bear with me if possible.
>>
>> I am trying to help a friend that fell prey to a phone scam involving her
>> Windows XP computer.  To make it a short story, she allowed the scammer to
>> remotely access her computer and he enabled the Syskey startup password that
>> Microsoft puts an every Windows machine.  The startup password is only for
>> high security computers and it prevents a user from booting the computer
>> unless a password is entered.
> You are describing 2 different things here.
>
> #1 is a startup password. This is set in the BIOS and prevents the
> computer being booted.
>
> You can only set this in the BIOS; you can't do it from inside Windows
> or by remote control.
>
> The other is a Windows login password. That is set in Windows and can
> be done by remote control.
>
> This is trivial to get round. I use Petter Nordgral-Haagen's boot disk
> to remove these. However, you can add a tool to Ubuntu to do it, as
> well. Lubuntu would work fine.
>
>
> WS=> I tried that, and it is not a BIOS startup password.  I am able to start the boot process, Get to the Windows starting screen and before I can enter safe mode, the startup passuord stops any further progress.  It is clearly a Windows thing, thr popup window clearly is a Windows popup.  My research indicates that this is the Windows SysKey password dialog.  Please look at the link I provided for a more detailed description.  I thank you for any advice you may offer.