Re: Password Needed

2014-10-22 Thread Dave Ihnat
On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 11:57:25PM +1030, Tim wrote: > Not that I have a great deal to do with Microsoft products, their use > and abuse thereof, anymore, but I was sure that when my friend fairly > recently registered his Windows installation, there were some names, > numbers, and/or addresses, in

Re: Password Needed

2014-10-22 Thread Tim
Tim: >> You should say whether you're wanting to keep that Windows installation >> (which could be a problem in itself, as it's registered to someone else, >> using their details, and you may need to keep supplying those details >> over time), ... Dave Ihnat: > Actually, not. Microsoft doesn't ca

Re: Password Needed

2014-10-22 Thread Dave Ihnat
On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 06:01:27PM +1030, Tim wrote: > You should say whether you're wanting to keep that Windows installation > (which could be a problem in itself, as it's registered to someone else, > using their details, and you may need to keep supplying those details > over time), ... Actual

Re: Password Needed

2014-10-22 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 20 October 2014, Bill Kuns sent: > I inherited a computer running Windows 8. When I power up the > machine, it asks for a password. I don't have that password. What > can I do to use the machine? You should say whether you're wanting to keep that Windows installation (wh

Re: Password Needed

2014-10-20 Thread Chris Murphy
On Oct 20, 2014, at 12:25 PM, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 09:51:43 -0600, > Bill Kuns wrote: >> I inherited a computer running Windows 8. When I power up the machine, >> it asks for a >> password. I don't have that password. What can I do to use the >> machine? > > A BI

Re: Password Needed

2014-10-20 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 09:51:43 -0600, Bill Kuns wrote: I inherited a computer running Windows 8. When I power up the machine, it asks for a password. I don't have that password. What can I do to use the machine? A BIOS/EFI password or a Windows password? If there is a BIOS password you

Re: Password Needed

2014-10-20 Thread Dave Ihnat
On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 09:51:43AM -0600, Bill Kuns wrote: > I inherited a computer running Windows 8. When I power up the machine, > it asks for a password. I don't have that password. What can I do > to use the machine? Not really Fedora, but hey, we're here to help. Go to: http://pogosti

Re: Password Needed

2014-10-20 Thread Pete Travis
On Oct 20, 2014 9:52 AM, "Bill Kuns" wrote: > > I inherited a computer running Windows 8. When I power up the machine, it asks for a > password. I don't have that password. What can I do to use the machine? > > Thank you. > -- > Bill Kuns > > > > > -- Since you are asking a Fedora support list

Password Needed

2014-10-20 Thread Bill Kuns
I inherited a computer running Windows 8. When I power up the machine, it asks for a password. I don't have that password. What can I do to use the machine? Thank you. -- Bill Kuns -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://a