Help with Symantec

[peacor]

Hi just got a hard drive off fleabay, I've put it in my laptop and it's telling me it's protected by symantec. Is there a master login that I can use to use it? Any help would be greatly recieved.

[cgscott]

What you trying to do?

Format it and start again.

[peacor]

What you trying to do?

Format it and start again.

It won't let me even start up windows. There's a screen that says protected by symantec encryption please enter login details, so if there's a master reset login sort of thing I can start using my laptop again.

[peacor]

It's saying protection expired please enter master login details.

[cgscott]

OK so you installed the windows yourself?
Or did you just plug and play?

I would just reformat the drive and start again.

[lagerland]

If you cant get past that bit change your bios to boot from your disc drive do a fresh install with O/S mate........

[peacor]

Nah just replaced my old internal hard drive, fired up the laptop thaen this screen pops up please enter login details, as I got it of fleabay I think the seller has taken it out of a work laptop and made himself some cash.. But I can't get past this screen without entering some login details.

[cgscott]

Go into the bios. Set to boot from cd than insert Windows cd and just reinstall.

Unless you really want to get into it and see what lies beneath the HIren Boot CD has some cracking tools that will sort it out for you.

[peacor]

No windows cd m8.

[lagerland]

There is another option if you can connect via usb it will just show as another dive then format it that way mate.........

[lagerland]

You download all the O/S mate from demonoid or others....

[peacor]

You download all the O/S mate from demonoid or others....

I'll give that a go first ive got a hiren cd too.

[peacor]

Sorry forgot to mention it's symantec endpoint encryption will this make a difference?

[smoggy]

read that the default password is symantec maybe worth a try