I need help with Ubuntu/Vista dual boot

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Steven Scott

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A couple of years ago, I partitioned this hard drive and successfully installed ubuntu 14.04 and allowed windows vista to reside in other partition. Then, when I booted, I would be asked which OS I wanted to load. It became necessary for me to install that drive into this computer which worked fine. However, I have encountered the following 2 problems. (Please note, I am not a tech guru and have no coding or programming experience, but I want to learn)

Problem 1: I cannot recall my authentication password. When I have tried to change passwd on the "terminal it asks for current passwd, which I do not have. Also I have tried "Recovery" and tried to change passwd, I get "authentication token error". Please guide me through the steps to fix this problem.

Problem 2: I can not access the vista partition and do not have installation disk or recovery disk. How can I solve that problem?

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13thmonkey
problem 1: you need to remember your password - that's it. If passwords were easy to bypass then they wouldn't be very good. PC's on a managed network have ways around this, this doesn't apply in your situation.
problem 2: no idea, but moving a windows installation to a new set of hardware, especially one that the OS will not be aware of (you can't buy hardware that was current for vista any more) means that a reinstall is the only option.

Please do not ask further about bypassing passwords.
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problem 1: you need to remember your password - that's it. If passwords were easy to bypass then they wouldn't be very good. PC's on a managed network have ways around this, this doesn't apply in your situation.
problem 2: no idea, but moving a windows installation to a new set of hardware, especially one that the OS will not be aware of (you can't buy hardware that was current for vista any more) means that a reinstall is the only option.

Please do not ask further about bypassing passwords.
 
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sashpta

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Why isn't he allowed to ask it? The Ubuntu Community Wiki describes how one can reset the password... Ofc he could just use Google but w/e. Restore the password on Ubuntu is kinda an 'open secret'



Try to boot from it by selecting it in the BIOS.
Otherwise fix your bootloader...


 
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Password policy: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2317969/read-passwords-lock-codes-pin-numbers.html
"We will not help you bypass any passwords, lock codes, pin numbers, swipe patterns, or any other kind of account/ownership verification on your devices. We have absolutely no way to verify ownership. "
 
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