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Bought new PC came with password??

I bought a new PC which came with a logon of John whats the password to bypass it?? please help!!

Update:

none of the things below have worked

Update 2:

and i have lost my reciet

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  • Shaula
    Lv 7
    2 decades ago
    Favorite Answer

    A new PC would not have a password on it. May have been a display model and someone put a password on it. About the only way to clear all that is to reload the OS which will clear everything on the hard drive.

    What are the chances your purchase was "hot" to begin with???

    If your merchant is reputable, you should take it back to them and have them clear this problem.

    The admin thing mentioned might work as long as there has not been an admin password set. Without administrative right in XP, you can't get very far.

  • Chris
    Lv 4
    2 decades ago

    Try Rebooting the PC and a soon as it turns on hold F8 key. When menu appears select Safe Mode. This allows you to logon as the Administrator if its password is also blank. From here you can delete the other user and create your own.

  • 5 years ago

    pay interest, first contact the man you acquire the computing device from and merely ask if he/she will be in a position of grant you with the necessary password. How stupid of them to truly have bought a computing device with recommendations nonetheless on it. With the password you only basic delete the consumer costs and then upload lower back those you want on the computing device. if necessary boot into threat-free mode, yet that would want to no longer be mandatory. All you want right here's that password. Of you are able to boot into threat-free mode and create a clean admin password, then bypass and do what you want to delete this recommendations. you truly do no longer opt to reformat the hardchronic or reinstall the residing house windows OS. it is merely drastic and could only be performed in case you truly recognize what you're doing and it is necessary. If no longer keep away from taking such extreme movements. Boot into threat-free mode. even as the gadget begins up start up softly tapping F8, this would convey you to a show the position you take advantage of the up/down arrow keys to concentration on your selection. pick threat-free Mode and hit enter. don't be alarmed by the numbers and letters on the show. it is standard as threat-free Mode only boots up with the most elementary and minimum help necessary. on the show click on Administrator and watch for the table excellent to look. Now, it is going to look different than what you're use to so don't be worried the way evidently. Then bypass into consideration and regulate the password. when you fix this it is a sturdy theory that you'll make a "Password Reset Disk". this facilitates youto replace your password with out wanting to charm to close your previous password. you are able to make a password disk merely for your community consumer account. in the journey that your computing device is joined to a internet website, you are able to not create a password reset disk as a lower back door for your area logon password. regardless of the undeniable fact that, in a internet website ecosystem, a internet website administrator can properly replace your password andyou'll nonetheless have get entry to for your encrypted archives. strong success in deleting those archives.

  • 2 decades ago

    if u use windows Xp u can log onto the computer by using the Administrator account if it does not restricted by password

    Just press ALT,CTRL,Del on login page and type in the user name "Administrator" let the password box blank and press ok

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  • Lizzy
    Lv 4
    2 decades ago

    Someone has given you a used PC. You need to take it back and get a new one or get your money back

  • 2 decades ago

    Just do CTRL+ALT+DEL & log in as administrator & delete that account. Your Pc is not new. Its used.

  • 2 decades ago

    It's been used. take it back to the store or use the recovery media (disks that came with the computer) to reload it.

  • 2 decades ago

    its usually blank or password

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    GO SUE THAT PLACE!!! UNLESS U BOUGHT THE PC PREOWNED!!!

    OTHER THAN THAT! U HAVE TO GO COMPLAIN!!!

  • 2 decades ago

    JUST GO BACK AND ASK

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