resetting password on acer erecovery

Discussion in 'Software' started by manardshizz, Nov 11, 2008.

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  1. manardshizz

    manardshizz Private E-2

    I'm trying to do the acer eRestore function on an acer laptop. I can get into the restore, but the person who owns the laptop has a password on the recovery function and cannot remember what it is. I tried the acer default 000000 password and that didn't work. Does anyone know how to change this password or get around this?
     
  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Only thing I could find:

     
  3. manardshizz

    manardshizz Private E-2

    Yea, that's not what I needed. I can get into the eRestore function fine. Once I'm there I need to get around the password.

    I found this info on a different site....

    The password is stored in a file on the hidden partition. The best way to get at this is to use something like "The Ultimate Boot CD" that will run a complete system from a cd. Once it is booted, you can navigate to the file %drive letter%\TOOLS\AIMDRS.DAT

    use any text editor or notepad to view this file and find the password. THats all i was able to find out. As i said, i did not need to try this solution myself.

    I tried this but was unable to locate that file.

    please help!!!
     
  4. comprenWH

    comprenWH Private E-2

    Here's what I found.
    -Download Hiren's Boot CD 9.8
    -Boot to it and boot into MiniXP
    -After it loads, open Notepad and minimize it. You'll need it later.
    -Open the Hiren's Boot Menu app and scroll to the "Recovery" menu, then select Partition Find and Mount.
    -Select your physical HD and do a Normal Scan of the drive.
    -Once you find the hidden partition (approx. 5Gigs), mount it as any unused drive letter.
    -The AIMDRS.DAT file will be on the root of the drive. Now drag that file to Notepad that you opened earlier. Here's what it should look like:
    [MyData]
    PD=xxxxxx
    HT=<password hint>

    whatever password you used should be displayed beside "PD".

    Write that password down, reboot to Normal Windows and run the recovery managment tool.

    Viola!!
     
  5. niospecv

    niospecv Private E-2

    Was there ever a solution to this? I'm having the exact same problem with my Acer Aspire One netbook.
     
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