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I Forgot My Supervisor Password on My Acer Aspire Mini Laptop 8

The Acer Aspire Mini Laptop 8, first released in 2008, comes with an 8.9-inch screen, nicknamed the Mini 8. It has more than one place to set a supervisor password, but Acer refers to the Supervisor password as the one to access the basic input-output system on the netbook. Another password is the Windows operating system administrator password. Each of these settings has a workaround when you forget the password.

BIOS Supervisor Password

Acer has configured the BIOS supervisor password so that it is only eight characters long. After you enter the password, the BIOS automatically converts it to all capital letters, which means you must enter the password in all caps. Anything else will cause the password not to work. As the Aspire One AOA150 8.9-inch screen netbook was first released in 2008, it will no longer be under warranty unless you opted for the extended warranty. If the netbook is under an extended warranty, Acer requires you to contact support to reset the BIOS password and may require you to bring the netbook into a certified technician. As an alternative, update the BIOS with the newest driver available on the Acer website.

Flashing the BIOS

Acer provides support and a link to flash and upgrade the BIOS, which resets the BIOS to a default setting with no password. Navigate to the Acer support site, find your particular model and download and extract the latest BIOS for the netbook. Clicking "Download" saves a zip folder on your computer. Inside the zip file you'll find the files necessary to flash the BIOS in the Dos_Flash subdirectory. You need a USB flash drive to complete this function. For this to work correctly, you must follow the Acer procedure for your specific model. If you don't follow the procedure correctly, the netbook will be unusable unless repaired by Acer or a certified technician.

BIOS Password Recovery Software

If you dont want to try the BIOS flash technique, which can be tricky if youre not computer savvy, several companies provide BIOS recovery password software that makes the process easy. Some companies charge for the software, but free versions are also available. When using such software, always confirm that the source site is reputable, as some sites hide viruses in their free software. This process involves downloading the software, burning it to a disk and booting the system from the disk to wipe the BIOS password.

Forgotten Windows Password

Multiple options exist to reset the administrator password on an Acer Aspire Mini Laptop 8 Windows XP system. One suggestion is to log into an alternate account using safe mode. Select administrator, and instead of typing in a password, just hit Enter. If you created a password reset disc when you originally created your password, use that disc to reset the password. Another option is to use an offline password and registry editor. The last option is to reinstall Windows and all added software. This requires access to software discs or backup copies on your computer.

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