yup... i was hoping i wouldn't lose all the software that was installed especially when there was only one key so now i have to buy them all over again - very costly

WARNING to anyone out there...

i guess i am screwed
can't believe a simple name change would do all of this

ok, thanks!

catch 22 - can't get in unless i sign on as administrator

what will happen if i can do a system restore... will i lose files / programs?

did i ever mention i am running windows 10 or was that assumed?

all i did was change the pc name now i am screwed

nope
esc key not working
all i see is F2 setup or F4 recovery
and the bios screen looks nothing like the instruction manual
i'm at a loss now

here is what is on the flash drive
not sure if everything is there
38%x

Samsung NP300E5A
i really appreciate this!

so frustrated!
:mad:

i tried but i can't get it to go to that screen
i hit all the function keys and it just keeps loading to windows 10
i even tried the esc key... nothing will let me in

only 3 options show up when I boot from flash drive (no "use a device" option). I'm pretty sure I followed how to make a usb windows 10 iso
not sure what to do now.

ok, i have flash drive - how do i boot from it to get to opt 4

ok
i think i have a usb flash drive
what do i do next?

what would i need to do if i use another computer?

can i do from my computer?

no, it is from inside windows
i don't have a usb or recovery drive (can't create one without admin permission)

it says "you currently don't have permission to access this folder when i try to open the config folder.
I really appreciate this!!

the admin password i use to use when i was the administrator didn't work so i couldn't get in
the current account is still guest

I don't think that's the problem.
I can get into the laptop using the same password as I did before.
What happened was it went from admin to guest and from domain to workgroup
I didn't think that...

i cant remember the admin password

I changed the PC name and now I have no admin access so I am locked out of making any changes.
how can I change it back?
or am I hooped... :(