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how can you update all the past owners names to yours without reinstalling
everything.? good deal but no docs or software.
everything.? good deal but no docs or software.
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Bruce Chambers
puzzled said:how can you update all the past owners names to yours without reinstalling
everything.?
You can't, really.vvWith second-hand computers, especially if acquired
from strangers but perhaps even if acquired from a family member or
friend, your wisest course of action would definitely be to format the
hard drives and start fresh. You don't want to get in trouble because
the original owner may have filled the hard drive with kiddie porn, or
have problems because the original owner downloaded/installed viruses or
other malware.
.... good deal but no docs or software.
Then it wasn't really a "good deal." If you didn't get the media from
which to perform a clean installation of the OS and all of the
applications, you were "ripped off," no matter how little you paid.
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Help us help you:
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
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Guest
Bruce Chambers said:You can't, really.vvWith second-hand computers, especially if acquired
from strangers but perhaps even if acquired from a family member or
friend, your wisest course of action would definitely be to format the
hard drives and start fresh. You don't want to get in trouble because
the original owner may have filled the hard drive with kiddie porn, or
have problems because the original owner downloaded/installed viruses or
other malware.
Then it wasn't really a "good deal." If you didn't get the media from
which to perform a clean installation of the OS and all of the
applications, you were "ripped off," no matter how little you paid.
--
Bruce Chambers
Help us help you:
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
that last part about the porn has me worried. i think i have only one choice. good advice. thanks bruce gary
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cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)
On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:54:23 -0600, Bruce Chambers
Agreed.
So where does that leave us with big OEMs that don't ship installation
media even with new PCs, and MS's policy that OEMs ship MS Office 2007
as an "air box" with no installation disks?
Where's the "Genuine Advantage" in that?
To disable the 'Tip of the Day' feature...
Then it wasn't really a "good deal." If you didn't get the media from
which to perform a clean installation of the OS and all of the
applications, you were "ripped off," no matter how little you paid.
Agreed.
So where does that leave us with big OEMs that don't ship installation
media even with new PCs, and MS's policy that OEMs ship MS Office 2007
as an "air box" with no installation disks?
Where's the "Genuine Advantage" in that?
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To disable the 'Tip of the Day' feature...
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Justin Brown - SYNACS
On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:54:23 -0600, Bruce Chambers
Agreed.
So where does that leave us with big OEMs that don't ship installation
media even with new PCs, and MS's policy that OEMs ship MS Office 2007
as an "air box" with no installation disks?
Where's the "Genuine Advantage" in that?
Tip Of The Day:
To disable the 'Tip of the Day' feature...
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That is literally the million dollar question. They have to be saving
millions of dollars to justify not providing a disk to paying
customers.