Re: owner regisrtation
larry wrote:
i got this computer from a friend and i am trying to install a program on it
and it want a licens number for that person before i can install it . what
can i do to fix this . i hope someone out there can help me.
With 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 you won't have to worry about someone else's "license number."
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... Anyway, with 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. ... They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ...
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