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    Very confused (new xps 1530)

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jtb1987, Jul 4, 2008.

  1. jtb1987

    jtb1987 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, so brand new XPS 1530. I want to set up a dual boot of XP and Vista. I'm trying to reformat and install XP and then install the drivers (Thanks Udi). Problem is when I load my XP disc, and press "R" to begin the reformatting process of all the drives, it asks for the administrator password. There shouldn't be one. So I pressed enter to just bypass it. It said I entered and invalid password.

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    I went to the BIOS and set up an administrator password. Tried booting from the XP disc again. It asked for a an Admin password, I entered the one I created. It still says "invalid" password. Can anyone explain to me what is going on?
     
    jtb1987, Jul 4, 2008
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    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    NBR does not allow the discussion of bypassing a security measure(like passwords) for any reason. Please contact Dell for assistance.

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    Kdawgca, Jul 4, 2008
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