Hi guys
I bought a PC tower for a half decent price considering the specs on gumtree. Was fully loaded with software and specs, checked it at house, seemed very good but what he neglected to tell me is that it is admin password proteced, so I cant modify <Mod Edit> in it
Coincidentally the seller has now gone ghost and disappeared.
After speaking with a friend, they've suggested its probably stolen from a business and that I should be careful connecting to the internet with it.
He's suggested I buy a new hard drive and replace the mac address (which confuses me as its a pc) and then it will be "clean" and I can use it
Although a bargain it wasn't cheap. As I cant install what i want on it, Im pretty stuck with a good machine I cant use lol.
Is there any way I can salvage this machine or is it just a case of cutting losses and putting it in the bin?
I bought a PC tower for a half decent price considering the specs on gumtree. Was fully loaded with software and specs, checked it at house, seemed very good but what he neglected to tell me is that it is admin password proteced, so I cant modify <Mod Edit> in it
Coincidentally the seller has now gone ghost and disappeared.
After speaking with a friend, they've suggested its probably stolen from a business and that I should be careful connecting to the internet with it.
He's suggested I buy a new hard drive and replace the mac address (which confuses me as its a pc) and then it will be "clean" and I can use it
Although a bargain it wasn't cheap. As I cant install what i want on it, Im pretty stuck with a good machine I cant use lol.
Is there any way I can salvage this machine or is it just a case of cutting losses and putting it in the bin?
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