| 2/6/2010 11:36:05 AM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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4thdimension
Corpus Christi, TX
age: 43
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Hey everybody,
I bought a Gateway MA7 laptop off of ebay.
It has windows vista ultimate on it.
It asks for a password once you boot up and I don't have it.
I wrote the seller however the seller states they don't know the password.
What really pisses me off is that the specs this guy gave me must be b.s. on it if he didn't
have the password to access the computer.
Now i'm sure I can fight him and go through ebay and paypal to get my money back however I got this computer on the cheap and I don't want to go through all the b.s.
SO. . .
Aside of wiping the harddrive completely is there a program i can use that will reset the password or present it?
Thanks
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| 2/6/2010 12:03:39 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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rockerron
Beaverton, OR
age: 49
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You could try booting into safe mode and when the welcome page comes up there should be 2 accounts to log into. One for the administrator and one for the user account. Log onto the administrator account and dont put in a password. Leave it blank and hit enter. Many times when these PCs are setup the admin password is left blank because they expect the user acoutnt to be the administrator account and just leave it blank. now once you are in, then go to user accounts and adjust user acounts and password acordingly. If this doesnt work, I have a tool that can reset any password on any windows PC. Email me and I will show you where to down load the tool and how to use it.
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| 2/6/2010 1:30:04 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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4thdimension
Corpus Christi, TX
age: 43
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Thanks rock I hit you up with a private message.
If anyone else can chime in how to unlock this that would be great as well.
Well these are the specs on it. It has a broken left latch and I don't know to much about computers. I paid 150.00 plus 20.00 to ship.
I plugged in the model number to the gateway site and this is what I came up with.
Want to know if I got a decent deal for the price in your opinions. .
Reason I bought it is because the guy said it had 4 gb ram and a 288gb harddrive. Both were false.
So here are the specs. . .
Model: Gateway MT6707 Notebook
Ship Date: MAR-2007
Batteries and AC Adapters
3-Prong Power Cord (CRU/EURP) [Part #8015753R] Support Docs
65-Watt 3-Prong AC Adapter and Power Cord Assembly (CRU/EURP) [Part #2527829R] Support Docs
6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (CRU/EURP) [Part #6501147] Support Docs
6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (CRU/EURP) [Part #6501142] Support Docs
Hard Drives
160-GB 5400-RPM SATA Hard Drive Assembly (CRU/EURP) [Part #2527773R] Support Docs
Keyboards
US Keyboard (CRU/EURP) [Part #7010659R] Support Docs
LCD Display Panel
15.4-inch WXGA Ultrabright TFT Active Matrix Assembly (FRU) [Part #2527817R] Support Docs
Memory
1024 MB 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Assembly - (CRU/EURP) [Part #2527650R] Support Docs
Modems
Modem Module (FRU) [Part #8010884R] Support Docs
Motherboard
Motherboard Intel 943GML and IEEE 1394 (FRU) [Part #4006174R] Support Docs
Network
Integrated Realtek 802.11b/g Wireless Networking (CRU/EURP) [Part #6008038R] Support Docs
Optical Drives
8X Multi-Format Dual Layer Optical Drive Assembly (CRU/EURP) [Part #2527901R] Support Docs
Processor
Core Duo Processor T2060 (1.60 GHz 533 MHz FSB 1MB L2) (FRU) [Part #4506360R] Support Docs
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| 2/6/2010 4:38:59 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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mplsrabbit
Minneapolis, MN
age: 55
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Gateway doesn't even list an MA7 on their website. Are you absolutely sure that this is the series? I don't know about Gateways, but HPs have a jumper on the motherboard that you switch to erase the password so you can boot and enter your own password.
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| 2/6/2010 5:45:13 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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4thdimension
Corpus Christi, TX
age: 43
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Gateway doesn't even list an MA7 on their website. Are you absolutely sure that this is the series? I don't know about Gateways, but HPs have a jumper on the motherboard that you switch to erase the password so you can boot and enter your own password.
Yep that is from there site and i put in the 11 digit number in off the bottom of my comp.
http://support.gateway.com/support/
I just tried to use ophcrack but the only think that came up was 'not found' when i ran the scan. 
I may end up pulling it apart if all else fails and try watch you have mentioned. Thanks for chiming in!
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| 2/6/2010 6:00:59 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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mplsrabbit
Minneapolis, MN
age: 55
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Try downloading the user manuals from the Gateway website. They may tell you exactly where the jumper might be and what pins to switch it to.
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| 2/6/2010 6:43:05 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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4thdimension
Corpus Christi, TX
age: 43
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Try downloading the user manuals from the Gateway website. They may tell you exactly where the jumper might be and what pins to switch it to.
Thanks rabbit i'll look into that, i'm at the end of my rope at this point.
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| 2/6/2010 8:43:53 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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snowwy66
Salt Lake City, UT
age: 44
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he said it was a laptop. won't be easy to take apart and i don't think they have jumper pins. but i could be wrong.
i think you have a legitimate complaint if you backed up the information regarding the advertised sell. since he obviously sold you the wrong computer as what was advertised. but i don't think you went wrong with the price.
in all honesty. you'd be better off wiping it clean anyways. i'd rather have my own stuff on my computers and not what's been loaded from the previous owner. unless they've got programs you might want.
nothing lasts forever though. and windows is something that don't last for ever either. eventually your gonna get messed up enough that some time down the road. you'll be forced to do a wipe out anyways.
look for manufacture cd's if they can be ordered. they don't cost much. defenitly not your bottom line with the price you into it already. you'll still come out ahead.
compaq cd's cost $15. it comes with all the software. don't know what gateway charges. but $15 is much cheaper then buying your own windows. and having to download all the drivers and software just to make it work.
have you tried hitting the cancel button. not always is there a password set. sometimes just hitting the cancel button windows will continue booting up.
motherboards and windows are two seperate items. motherboards with passwords prevent a user from getting into the bios. not from booting up windows. that's seperate.
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| 2/6/2010 10:01:38 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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topdownweather
Cranbury, NJ
age: 63
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Gateway has some decent information online, unfortunately they state that password recovery is very difficult and requires the unit to be sent to Customer Service. There's a section in the following manual on page 82 that describes a procedure that may get you the username and you may get lucky and find that there is no password for that username...
http://support.gateway.com/s/Manuals/Mobile/8512152.pdf
If you do get lucky the absolutely first thing you want to do is go to the recovery center and totally wipeout and restore the system since you have no idea what malware or spyware may be on that machine; there are many cases of people buying used computers only to find out that the seller was spying on them using such software that was deliberately planted on the machine.
If you're not lucky and that doesn't work go here and enter the serial number and see if they'll let you purchase the disc...
http://secure.tx.acer.com/RCDB/Main.aspx?brand=gateway
A real big caveat....If that machine matches a serial number hot-list you could find yourself with a lot more attention than you bargained for!
Your best bet may be to Google on "Password Recovery" and try some of the various software packages that come up. If that fails your only option may be to replace the hard drive (not expensive and Gateway provides easy instructions on their website), then do a clean install of Windows and go the Gateway site and start downloading the appropriate drivers, not hard just time consuming.
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| 2/7/2010 11:44:35 AM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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1sledhead
Kamloops, BC
age: 52
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do a search on password reset, i know in xp you can just reset the password so it might be possible on vista as well
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| 2/7/2010 12:30:16 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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rockerron
Beaverton, OR
age: 49
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Gateway doesn't even list an MA7 on their website. Are you absolutely sure that this is the series? I don't know about Gateways, but HPs have a jumper on the motherboard that you switch to erase the password so you can boot and enter your own password.
Yep that is from there site and i put in the 11 digit number in off the bottom of my comp.
http://support.gateway.com/support/
I just tried to use ophcrack but the only think that came up was 'not found' when i ran the scan.
I may end up pulling it apart if all else fails and try watch you have mentioned. Thanks for chiming in!
The jumper on the mother board only resets the BIOS password!!! The OP is trying to reset or change the windows Vista User Password. I have posted a bootable ISO CD image that has a linux command line tool to reset any windows passord. You can find it here;
http://cid-ff1e541fd404cf14.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/PasswordRecovery.iso
Have fun!
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| 2/7/2010 3:40:27 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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casper_1978
Middletown, OH
age: 32
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Try downloading the user manuals from the Gateway website. They may tell you exactly where the jumper might be and what pins to switch it to.
umm motherboard jumpers or taking the battery out and putting it back in only resets bios passwords bra.unless laptops are different wouldn't surprise me none.
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| 2/7/2010 5:12:02 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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1sledhead
Kamloops, BC
age: 52
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http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-crack-windows-xp-vista-passwords-with-ophcrack-258909/
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| 2/7/2010 10:00:59 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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justjimandagain
Decatur, AL
age: 41
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Hey everybody,
I bought a Gateway MA7 laptop off of ebay.
It has windows vista ultimate on it.
It asks for a password once you boot up and I don't have it.
I wrote the seller however the seller states they don't know the password.
What really pisses me off is that the specs this guy gave me must be b.s. on it if he didn't
have the password to access the computer.
Now i'm sure I can fight him and go through ebay and paypal to get my money back however I got this computer on the cheap and I don't want to go through all the b.s.
SO. . .
Aside of wiping the harddrive completely is there a program i can use that will reset the password or present it?
Thanks
I understand you don't want to file a claim since the cost wasn't that high.But I buy and sell on Ebay and I hope you at least reflect this sellers dishonesty in your feedback and rating of them.I know as a buyer I look at peoples ratings there and it does help me decide to bid or not to bid on an item.Word of advice:always ask the seller questions about laptops.
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| 2/9/2010 5:54:55 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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truckdriverjohn
Branson, MO
age: 54 online now!
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Let me see if I can post the picture for you to do. All you need to do is get a paper clip and you can reset the password lol. If you like email me and I can send you the picture so you know what to do.
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| 2/10/2010 11:40:53 AM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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rockerron
Beaverton, OR
age: 49
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For all you wanabe geeks... The OP has resolved this problem and it had nothing to do with anything on the motherboard! You are all idiots!
   
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| 2/10/2010 2:32:12 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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mplsrabbit
Minneapolis, MN
age: 55
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Maybe, but you're an inconsiderate, self-centered, egotistical dork.  
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| 2/10/2010 5:52:17 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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rockerron
Beaverton, OR
age: 49
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So, whats your point?
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| 2/10/2010 6:27:15 PM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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snowwy66
Salt Lake City, UT
age: 44
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don't be put ALLLL in that category cuz i said nothing bout the board.
but hey. 
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| 2/11/2010 12:18:20 AM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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aetyrnus
Salem, OR
age: 31
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I use a tool at work, which i've used seldomly, but it has saved my a** when I needed it. It is a password recovery program that you boot from CD. It'll load up the registry before the OS touches it, and allow you to reset the password on any account. It takes 5 minutes, and no reinstall! It should work for Vista as well. PM me for more info.
EDIT: I'm too slow, just saw the OP resolved the issue.
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| 2/13/2010 3:06:04 AM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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latestflame
Germantown, TN
age: 33
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If it's easy for people to get in without the PW what's the point of even having PWs really?
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| 2/13/2010 7:50:53 AM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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abbalahdun
Omaha, NE
age: 39
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It's easy to pull a password off a machine you have physical contact with. It's a little more tricky to brute force a machine remotely.
That's why you should use a password.
That and the average thief doesn't carry around ophcrack and other utilities.
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| 2/14/2010 1:30:25 AM |
Bought computer off Ebay and don't have password HELP |
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mushuukyou
Redondo Beach, CA
age: 37
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Ok listen brah, it sounds like you're just talking about an OS password, not a BIOS one at startup.
So what?
Just blow away the HDD, partition it into C and D drive, put 40 or 50 gigs on C, rest on D.. then install Windows 7 from off piratebay.
Easy.
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