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Vista logon password easy to get around?

#1 bearingman07936

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Posted 26 September 2009 - 02:59 PM

I'm asking this question for a family member who had her brand new Vista laptop stolen last night. She had a logon password but I'm sure she didn't know about or do anything with the hidden administrator feature.
So, how hard would it be for someone to get into her computer, bypassing this?

Thanks

PS would I be able to help her recover it, as I can access it via logmein? If someone did get in, and I was able to send an email from her laptop, couldn't they tell where it came from? Just curious..

#2 garmanma

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Posted 26 September 2009 - 03:54 PM

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So, how hard would it be for someone to get into her computer, bypassing this?

Not hard if they know what they are doing

Mark

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