just bought a computer off ebay

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

i bought a computer off ebay and for some reason its locked and asks for a username and password when it starts up and i tried to contact the seller and got no response so does anyone kno how i can get past that so i can actually use the computer

thanks

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[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

only way i know how to get around it is putting a new OS on it. Im sure theres other ways, i just dont know them. GL

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

lol, it was prolly stolen.

 

[snova031]

I believe you can start it up in safe mode and disable the p/w in the administration settings.

 

[IloveBass 10+ year member]

f10 or f11

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

well what is a os and what in the heck can i do to get to the desktop

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

operating system, reload xp or vista or whatever u want

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

otherwise try it in safe mode but I dont think that will do it, im not sure though

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

when do i hit f10 or f11

and how do i start it in safe mode

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

hit F8 on boot to get to safe mode

could be a bios password so check in there as well

 

[j225 10+ year member]

While the computer is booting up keep pressing F8 to bring the Boot Menu, then select Safe Mode, Log in as Administrator, go into Control Panel > user accounts > and disable password.

 

[TheFiverMan 10+ year member]

prolly gonna have to reinstall windows..

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

ok i tried the administrator and is says safe mode in all the corners of the computer and ask for user name and password and i typed in administrator in the username and it doesnt work

what about the bios thing

and also how do i reinstal the windows or w/e

how can i get it to work

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

He should have reformatted the HDD for you...

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

is this a laptop or desktop computer? did you get restore discs with it? if it is a laptop and you got nothing but the computer and the seller cant help you with the password, there is a good chance it is stolen

if you dont even know how to reinstall windows you should probably pay someone to do it for you

if you didnt get any restore discs or a windows disc and you dont have a copy, add a few hundred to the price of the pc cause your gonna need to buy one