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Make7

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16. I'm sorry you're having to deal with that.

Reply to Kali (Reply #8)

Fri Aug 14, 2020, 07:49 PM

Aug 2020

Losing a friend is difficult enough without people adding to the stress.

As far as data on computers is concerned, it is probably fortunate that most people don't know how simple it is to retrieve the information (unless multiple layers of protection were implemented before saving the data). Hopefully creating a password will dissuade anyone from looking any further.

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I hope everything works out as best as possible. Take care of yourself.

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how hard is it to bypass or hack an administrater's password? [View all] Kali Aug 2020 OP

Tell me your password and I'll tell you how hard it is. 5X Aug 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Kali Aug 2020 #2

I was kidding, now I have hacked your password. 5X Aug 2020 #4

hope you wrote it down Kali Aug 2020 #9

Mine is all numbers. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #3

If this is your laptop then the best course is to re-install the OS. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #5

actually someone else's Kali Aug 2020 #10

Cool. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #13

well, I also need to remember what it was Kali Aug 2020 #14

Yea, remembering can be difficult. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #15

Kali, what is the issue? I'll try to help if I can DonaldsRump Aug 2020 #6

see my other replies Kali Aug 2020 #11

Not hard at all (from a security perspective), but some tech skill is handy. Make7 Aug 2020 #7

it just occurred to me that I might actually be able to use this on a couple of other laptops, Kali Aug 2020 #8

I'm sorry you're having to deal with that. Make7 Aug 2020 #16

Thank you and I apologize Kali Aug 2020 #18

This LuvLoogie Aug 2020 #12

This is fascinating. A few years ago I took hubby's laptop in to get it fixed. LAS14 Aug 2020 #17