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| Thread ID: 111118 | 2010-07-14 23:26:00 | Is it possible for a technician to overide a Win7 password? | ssssss (2100) | Press F1 |
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| 1118773 | 2010-07-15 05:53:00 | nofam: Why would home users need to encrypt their data? The only thing home users should be doing to their data, is backing it up. Because, as others have said, people tend to have a .txt file on their desktop called Passwords. These same people are also far more likely to have their notebooks pinched from an unlocked car, library, kitchen table etc than a corporate operator who carries a notebook from the board room to the lunchroom and back again. I certainly agree they should backup, but a seamless encryption system that doesn't require an IT degree to use is far more usefeul to home users than corporate types who store information on servers, rather (hopefully) than client devices. |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 1118774 | 2010-07-15 05:55:00 | Some of the corps have RSA dongles prior to logging into windows :cool: and a bios password set by the IT dept. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1118775 | 2010-07-15 08:31:00 | Would the home user backups be encrypted too? I have seen a lot of computers where the kids set a password on the computer then forget it. I would hate to see the result if they had access to bitlocker. | Greven (91) | ||
| 1118776 | 2010-07-15 08:54:00 | I think backups are ecrypted by windows in general and I think there is an option to encrypt over the top with bitlocker. windows passwords are crackable though so if anyone in my family lost a password i'd just recover it | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1118777 | 2010-07-15 10:58:00 | www.raymond.cc All passwords can be deleted |
Roger Hunt (13648) | ||
| 1118778 | 2010-07-15 11:31:00 | bit locker + home user = instant doom. "My HDD won't boot and is on the way out, can you get the photos of my dead XYZ back" No, no I can't you're 13 year old son installed bit locker so people can't access your lolcats collection. As an HP tech, I don't personally attempt to get around passwords, and no we do not have a magic access password, but you are wasting your own time as far as getting the laptop back promptly. |
Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1118779 | 2010-07-15 22:22:00 | I found that out pretty quick. 2 weeks :rolleyes: | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1118780 | 2010-07-15 22:41:00 | I encrypted my business backup disc once with 128bit .... that was 5 years ago and I'm still trying to figure out the password. The programme did warn me about loosing the password .... it didn't warn me about having to be totally sober when I did it. SP8's + encryption = Dumbass |
SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1118781 | 2010-07-16 12:57:00 | I found that out pretty quick. 2 weeks :rolleyes: Did you take it back to the retailer or straight to hp? Unless the parts were on back order thats quite a long time. |
Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1118782 | 2010-07-16 21:24:00 | bit locker + home user = instant doom . "My HDD won't boot and is on the way out, can you get the photos of my dead XYZ back" No, no I can't you're 13 year old son installed bit locker so people can't access your lolcats collection . :lol::lol: Exactly . Most home users should just back up the personal stuff and forget extreme security, there's nothing there that's importnat . |
pctek (84) | ||
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