Acer Empowering Technology password

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Hello, the frame yes my computer is still working.
So to summarize I have Vista.
To recover the Acer Empowering Technology password I went to start, computer, manage, disk management. But what about the hidden partition???
Configuration: Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0

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Anonymous user
 
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You should not post multiple times in different places; to find this post, you can add it to your favorites or bookmarks.
To reveal your hidden partition, go to Start, Run, and copy/paste the text in bold below and click OK:
"C:\Acer\Empowering Technology\eRecovery\MBRwrWin.exe" mount hd0:1 R:
Go back to My Computer, next to your partitions, you should have a new R drive, open it.
The password is in the file aimdrs.dat. To see it, you may need to show hidden folders: https://www.micro-astuce.com/Forum/afficher-les-fichiers-caches-t1607.html
It is better to delete this password and then enter 000000 (six zeros) when opening eRecovery.
If you keep it anyway, you need to convert it to QWERTY; some letters may change:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correspondance_entre_le_clavier_qwerty_et_le_clavier_azerty
See you!
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roxya
 
Thank you, thank you, thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu ! !!!!
Maybe it's still a bit too soon.
In any case, I was able to recover my password (which I had tried??)
I now hope to restore my system that crashed because of "nvlddmkm"
I'll come back to say if it worked.
Kisses
@++++
You're the best!
Best regards,
Roxya
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LOISEAUROUGE
 
Hello, I followed the procedure mentioned above but the file aimdrs.dat is a video file. ON MY PARTITION. I don’t know what to do, please, any idea?
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louloudu14
 
< Return to your computer, next to your partitions, you should have a new R, open it. >*

Thank you for giving me more explanation ... ! Thank you

Best regards
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LOISEAUROUGE > louloudu14
 
On your computer, you have C:, maybe even D: that's what we call a partition. If you did the first step correctly, then the partition R: should appear in MY COMPUTER. You then need to make the hidden folders of this partition (R:) visible and find aimdrs.DATA. You can open this file with Notepad or another text editor, and bingo, there’s the password. (To make the hidden folders visible, scroll up and you'll find the answer with the link. The content of this partition saves you from buying a CD from Acer for about 60 euros if I remember correctly.)

Hope I've answered you.
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louloudu14 > LOISEAUROUGE
 
Reuh LOISEAUROUGE! Exactly!! That's the problem! No matter how I do the manipulation, no partition (R:) appears in COMPUTER

Thanks for replying

Best regards: louloudu14
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Anonymous user
 
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Is the window that opens the same as the one on this link?: http://www.cijoint.fr/cjlink.php?file=cj200910/cije2sLvaG.jpg
What are your PC specifications?
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sandye54
 
Not at all... it immediately asks me for the password and the window is gray-blue. It says exactly: you need to set up a password before you can continue

I don't know how to take a screenshot to show you... a bit silly, this girl!!!
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sandye54
 
Hello, I'm looking for my empowering technology password. I have done all the steps to get the R partition as well as the hidden files.

So far, everything is fine except that I can't find any file named aimdrs.dat

Is it possible that it could have another name, and if so, what name?

Thank you in advance for your responses.
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Anonymous user
 
Hello sandye54
Did you uncheck the two boxes "Hide the..........” in the folder options? And click on Apply and OK.
Check if it’s like that.
See you!
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sandye54
 
Thank you for getting back to me so quickly...

I hadn't indeed unchecked the 2 boxes, so I've just done that but still nothing on that famous aimdrs.dat file

If you have another idea, I'm all ears...

Thank you
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Anonymous user
 
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Try restarting, you'll need to redo the operation in Run.
Otherwise, we'll create this file, I'll tell you how to do it.
Talk to you later.
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sandye54
 
Here you go, I just restarted, I did the process again, so I found my partition but still no magic file...
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Anonymous user
 
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Right-click on the desktop, New, Text Document, name it: AIMDRS.DAT then open it with Notepad, and copy/paste what is in bold below:
[MyData] PD= HT= 

Close it, then right-click on it and Copy.
Go back to the hidden partition, right-click in an empty space and Paste.
Restart and try eRecovery again.
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sandye54
 
So I did everything you told me, but I still don't have the password and it keeps asking me for it...

What more can I do???

Thanks again for taking the time to explain everything to me... I'm not a computer expert!
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Zeck
 
If you still have the same password but you still can't see the AIMDRS.dat file in the hidden partition, you can still force it to open. To do this:
go to start/run, type cmd and press enter
this will open the command prompt, type in: R:/AIMDRS.DAT and press enter, it will force open the file; look where to change the password and save it. There you go!
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Anonymous user
 
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Try using six zeros (oooooo)
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sandye54
 
Ah, I forgot to tell you that I tried and it still didn't work... 123456 didn't work either...
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Anonymous user
 
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Go back to the file, next to PD= you put six zeros.
If it still doesn't work, rename the file to aimdrs.dat in lowercase, not uppercase.
(To rename, right-click on the file)
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sandye54
 
I put 000000 next to pd, I renamed the file using lowercase and it still doesn't work…
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Anonymous user
 
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We are going to start everything from scratch.
Delete the file you created, in the hidden partition and on the desktop if you still have it.
*Open Notepad and copy/paste what is in bold below.

[MyData] PD=000000 HT=000000 


*Click on File, Save As.
*In the window, put the following:
- At the top: Desktop
- Name: aimdrs.dat
- Type: Text file
- Encoding: ANSI
*Click on Save.
*Right-click on this new file, Properties,
-General tab, check Hidden
- Security tab, select each name and verify that all permissions are checked (not for special)
*Open the hidden partition in a minimized window, hold down the left click on the file and drag it to an empty spot in the window. You should see it, close everything.
*Go back to Folder Options, View, click on Default settings, Apply and OK.
*Restart, go to the Start menu, All Programs, click on Acer, right-click on eRecovery management, open as administrator and try again with the six zeros, using the numeric keypad.
See you!
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sandye54
 
It's still not working...
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sandye54
 
It says:

New password: between 4 and 12 characters
Advice:
Hint:
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sandye54
 
How do I find out the computer's specifications?
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Anonymous user
 
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For the references, go to Start, right-click on Computer, Properties, System and Model.
I think for now, you need to configure it; it doesn't exist yet, that's why it's not working.
It's not the same version as mine, but I've seen the process before; do you have an ACER toolbar on your desktop?
Or even a key with a green E on your keyboard?
See you!
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sandye54
 
Yes, I have a toolbar on the desktop... as for the model, I'm sorry, I can't find it.

What do you mean by "computer"?

When I bought the PC... it was a display model and it didn't ask me to set a password until I formatted it this week.

Since it has been formatted, it asks me for that... and it annoys me because I found the technique incredibly simple for a beginner like me in computing.
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Anonymous user
 
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You click on START, in the menu, there is COMPUTER.
Otherwise, also check on your PC if you have an ACER label, for example: ASPIRE.......? (4 digits and maybe 1 or 2 letters as well) Do not write anything else to me, if you see other numbers, do not include them in this message, they are reserved for your PC and do not need to be visible to everyone.
You say "Since it was formatted," have you already reinstalled it? Before, you must have had a password too, right?
Have you configured a program on this toolbar with a password?
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sandye54
 
In fact, I never had a password; I think the seller had configured it. The problem is he didn't note it anywhere!

The PC must be an E 650.

For formatting, empowering technology has a function to format the C drive. I used this function because I didn't trust myself when creating the backup disk.

Empowering technology offered to restore the PC to its factory settings.

And since the PC started to malfunction, I did it. Everything has been perfect since except for that famous password. And I'd like to have it for the future, to format it without waiting, uh... 4 years!!!

No programs configured in this toolbar.

I do have a CD for empowering technology with the PC, but when I insert it into the drive, there's nothing on it!!! And, of course, no password noted on the CD!
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Anonymous user
 
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Go back to the hidden partition and delete the file you added and restart.
Right-click on this ACER toolbar, you should have Password SetUp, this is where you configure a password, then this is the one you will enter in eRecovery (or in the other programs in this toolbar). Use six zeros, it's easier to remember.
As for your DVD, it's normal that there's nothing on it; it's up to you to burn it. Finally, I think, otherwise, you can take others and burn them, that way you'll be fine.
In the Start menu, All Programs, you should have ACER System, click on it and you should also have a Users guide file where everything is explained.
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micka0062 Posted messages 5 Status Member
 
Hello everyone, I had the same problem with my empowering password loss, which I found after following all the instructions, but now empowering does not accept it and tells me that the code is incorrect. Any help would be appreciated, thank you.
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Anonymous user
 
Good evening micka0062,
With eRecovery, the keyboard is in QWERTY, some letters in your password may change, check the correspondence at this link: https://www.informatruc.com
See you!
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micka0062 Posted messages 5 Status Member
 
Bsr lacharpente thanks for your help I've already done this manipulation but since there are only numbers in the password with a letter g I've tried everything but nothing works I'm going to try to do it with toutlinux to remove the password hoping it's not too complicated I'm a novice in computing thanks for your help
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Anonymous user
 
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With what method did you recover this password?
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micka0062 Posted messages 5 Status Member
 
Re: The carpentry password recovery following your post number 1, thank you A++
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Anonymous user
 
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Have you tried deleting it from this hidden partition?
Otherwise, highlight it and type Six zeros, then close it; it should prompt you to save the changes.
If you can't do it, right-click on the file, go to properties, and uncheck read-only.
See you!
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nounou
 
Hello lacharpente, I wanted to know how to restore the original system of an Acer TravelMate 5620. Thanks in advance, I look forward to your responses.
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micka0062 Posted messages 5 Status Member
 
Re Lacharpente, I used toutoulinux, apparently it works. It didn't ask me for a password. I'm reinstalling it; I'll let you know later if it worked. Thanks for everything, looking forward to it (not too often though, lol) talk to you later.
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Anonymous user
 
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Okay, there’s no reason it shouldn’t work.
See you!
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micka0062 Posted messages 5 Status Member
 
Re Lacharpente, here it's all good, everything is working. I didn't doubt the tutorial but myself, really a novice in the matter, but well, I know how to read, that's the main thing. Thanks again, see you later!
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