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 (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), or whether you simply want to use the computer by erasing Windows and installing Linux, or you have some other desire... -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp Linux 3.9.10-100.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Jul 14 01:31:27 UTC 2013 x86_64 All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the public lists. George Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning against tyranny, not a set of instructions for supposedly democratic governments. ZNQR LBH YBBX -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org