Tried booting from USB now it froze

[bred112]

Backstory:
My friend had a broken PC for over a year,I fixed it but needed the password because he wanted his pictures back,but he didn’t remember his password…

Problem:
I decided to use a program called kon-boot to bypass the windows password.I installed it on a USB stick then tried to boot from the USB.I was then stuck on a black screen with white text(which wasn’t supposed to happen because the program wasn’t working).I restarted the computer and now,every time I put that USB stick in the computer it freezes.

I tried using other USB sticks but now my computer doesn’t recognize them and can’t boot from them(I wanted to install windows from them),I tried installing windows from a CD but the computer doesn’t recognize it either.

HELP!

 

[PC-4LIFE]

Does the computer still get to the login screen without the USB?

 

[Saga Lout]

Well it's certainly nice to know that programmes to hack into folks' personal data can fail even if it took the system down with it. I would take that as an indicator that the password strength is quite good and the system can repel fake logins.

The owner should take the machine to a professional and prove his ownership. Then the pro can recover the data but only if he's certain of the proof of ownership.

I'll leave this thread open for a while to see what happens next then close it as an indication that we don't give password advice because we can't check that proof online.

 

[bred112]

Does the computer still get to the login screen without the USB?

yes

 

[bred112]

Well it's certainly nice to know that programmes to hack into folks' personal data can fail even if it took the system down with it. I would take that as an indicator that the password strength is quite good and the system can repel fake logins.

The owner should take the machine to a professional and prove his ownership. Then the pro can recover the data but only if he's certain of the proof of ownership.

I'll leave this thread open for a while to see what happens next then close it as an indication that we don't give password advice because we can't check that proof online.

alright,seems fare enough