Hi,
I bought a used computer from swap shop so my son or I can use it at home. It's a used Dell computer, bought it for $100 without even knowing that it works. Guy gave his word that it works. So put it up last night, by the way, we only want to use it for browsing the internet for facebook, youtube or reading e-mails. My son is young and I don't need to use any other uses of a computer such as outlook e-mail, documents, playing music...
Anyways, After I put it together last night, it asks me to activate it's Vista windows software. States please activate Vista Business within 30 days. It has blank areas I guess that's where you need to put numbers to activate. I do not have these activation numbers nor computer has it on itself. Computer did not come with any disc or booklets or a box.
I'm planning on going back to swap shop to see if the guy is there but it's one of those flea markets you may not see the same sellers again.
What would happen after 30 days? Will I be still able to browse internet? Or it won't work anymore?
I know it's only $100 I paid, not much, but still it's $100.
Our other computer was really old, so slow, not working.
Thank you for your help.
Cindi
I bought a used computer from swap shop so my son or I can use it at home. It's a used Dell computer, bought it for $100 without even knowing that it works. Guy gave his word that it works. So put it up last night, by the way, we only want to use it for browsing the internet for facebook, youtube or reading e-mails. My son is young and I don't need to use any other uses of a computer such as outlook e-mail, documents, playing music...
Anyways, After I put it together last night, it asks me to activate it's Vista windows software. States please activate Vista Business within 30 days. It has blank areas I guess that's where you need to put numbers to activate. I do not have these activation numbers nor computer has it on itself. Computer did not come with any disc or booklets or a box.
I'm planning on going back to swap shop to see if the guy is there but it's one of those flea markets you may not see the same sellers again.
What would happen after 30 days? Will I be still able to browse internet? Or it won't work anymore?
I know it's only $100 I paid, not much, but still it's $100.
Our other computer was really old, so slow, not working.
Thank you for your help.
Cindi