HP SpareKey

HP SpareKey helps you, or the administrator of the computer, recover lost system passwords, such as the power-on, drive lock, or BIOS passwords. When setting up the SpareKey, you are prompted to provide answers for a sequence of three predetermined personal identification questions.

The HP SpareKey uses these questions to identify you if you need to reset the passwords. Examples of the personal identification questions presented by HP SpareKey are listed below:
-What is your mother's maiden name?
-What was the name of your first pet?
-What is your father's middle name?

It is very important to write down the answers to these questions and put them in a safe place, away from the computer, so that you can always access them.

HP SpareKey cannot help you recover a Windows 7 or Vista administrator account password. It is intended solely to recover system-level passwords.

This feature is available on most HP laptops.