Dell Optiplex 170L Series - Password Help!

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With that said, contact the people you "acquired" the computer from. After all, you did acquire it legally, right? If so, there shouldn't be any problem getting the password from them. While you're at it, get the original CD's that came with the machine. You'll need them to reset the computer back to factory specs and get rid of their "stuff". This should have been done before you "acquired" it from them.

[b]Adjective: Acquired[/b]
[i]1 Gotten through environmental forces
......"acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on"[/i]

[b]Verb: Acquired[/b]
[i]1 Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
...."They acquired a new pet"

2 Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

3 Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

4 Locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

5 Win something through one's efforts
..."I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"

6 Gain knowledge or skills
..."Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

7 Gain through experience
..."I acquired a strong aversion to television"[/i]

THAT is my dilemma.

I take it you DO see my problem.

Nowhere in [i]any[/i] of the above meanings, is there any mention or inference of the passage of money from buyer to seller.

I have always judged a person by what they don't say and you didn't mention a price, not even in terms of a secondhand bargain!

I dare say, if I were unfortunate enough to be in your immediate physical presence, this adventure into written semantics would have proved unnecessary, since I would have instantly sensed the aroma of BULLSH!T. ;)

Just so you all know...I'm not trying to do anything illegal...to make a long story short this was a computer that I had at my previous job...my boss/owner committed suicide and prior to him doing so he muddled everything that was available for us to log into...as part of my "compensation" I was given the computer...now, I'm just trying to get it set up so my kids can use it for school...I was just trying to get some help...