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how to do a factory reset

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#1 ·
I have an old hp pavilion and I am locked out of it. How do I just rest the whole computer since I can't even get in
 
#2 ·
What please do you mean by locked out


Locked out because of a password issue or locked out - it will not boot or if it does will not load windows
 
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#7 ·
Before closing please answer some more questions.

You didn't say what the operating system is so please provide that information.

Are there any other users who can successfully log on? I ask because you say you are locked out yet it's your daughter who set the password? :confused:

Doing a factory reset is going to cause you to lose all programs and whatever other items such as documents, photos, music, emails that have been saved since then.
 
#12 ·
Its a hp pavillion dv8000. P/N EH747UA#AB
S/N CND6070194
You omitted the last character in the part/product number - which is likely EH747UA#ABA

According to HP, the dv8000 series laptop has numerous model numbers:
dv8000 CTO (custom-to-order)
dv8000t CTO (custom-to-order)
dv8002EA
dv8005EA
dv8010EA
dv8013cl
dv8013xx
dv8025EA
dv8026EA
dv8027EA
dv8028EA
dv8029EA
dv8030EA
dv8035EA
dv8040ca
dv8040us
dv8040xx
dv8045EA
dv8050EA
dv8051EA
dv8075EA
dv8088us
dv8099xx

According to part/product number EH747UA#ABA, you have a HP Pavilion dv8013cl laptop.

It originally came with Windows XP Home Edition SP2, so how and when did Windows 7 get installed in it?

From what I can determine, all the dv8000 series laptops originally came with Windows XP Home Edition or Professional or Media Center Edition.
 

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