Vista - Re: RemovingDeleting a Vendor's account

03-16-2009

If you suspect the computer may have been tampered with prior to your
purchase, wipe it clean and restore the system to factory state. That's the
only way you can be sure.

"JoeB" <JoeB@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1145030A-C573-4A52-9E92-8EC541A4786B@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Bought this pc thru Circuit City and they have an administrator account
> set
> up on my Vista 64 bits and noticed after I installed Office, it's
> registered
> under them and not me even though I have an admin account and installed
> under
> my account. Perhaps this is why my system acts weird once in awhile. How
> can I remove this account without affecting my settings/system.
>
> Thank you

03-16-2009

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:57:45 -0400, "Richard G. Harper"
<rgharper@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>If you suspect the computer may have been tampered with prior to your
>purchase, wipe it clean and restore the system to factory state. That's the
>only way you can be sure.

It was probably a floor model, not a machine that was secretly
"tampered with". In case you missed it, Circuit City just completed a
going-out-of-business clearance.

Quote:

>
>"JoeB" <JoeB@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:1145030A-C573-4A52-9E92-8EC541A4786B@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> Bought this pc thru Circuit City and they have an administrator account
>> set
>> up on my Vista 64 bits and noticed after I installed Office, it's
>> registered
>> under them and not me even though I have an admin account and installed
>> under
>> my account. Perhaps this is why my system acts weird once in awhile. How
>> can I remove this account without affecting my settings/system.
>>
>> Thank you

03-16-2009	#1 (permalink)
Richard G. Harper n/a posts	Re: RemovingDeleting a Vendor's account If you suspect the computer may have been tampered with prior to your purchase, wipe it clean and restore the system to factory state. That's the only way you can be sure. "JoeB" <JoeB@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1145030A-C573-4A52-9E92-8EC541A4786B@xxxxxx Quote: > Bought this pc thru Circuit City and they have an administrator account > set > up on my Vista 64 bits and noticed after I installed Office, it's > registered > under them and not me even though I have an admin account and installed > under > my account. Perhaps this is why my system acts weird once in awhile. How > can I remove this account without affecting my settings/system. > > Thank you
My System Specs

03-16-2009	#2 (permalink)
Mort n/a posts	Re: RemovingDeleting a Vendor's account On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:57:45 -0400, "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >If you suspect the computer may have been tampered with prior to your >purchase, wipe it clean and restore the system to factory state. That's the >only way you can be sure. It was probably a floor model, not a machine that was secretly "tampered with". In case you missed it, Circuit City just completed a going-out-of-business clearance. Quote: > >"JoeB" <JoeB@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:1145030A-C573-4A52-9E92-8EC541A4786B@xxxxxx Quote: >> Bought this pc thru Circuit City and they have an administrator account >> set >> up on my Vista 64 bits and noticed after I installed Office, it's >> registered >> under them and not me even though I have an admin account and installed >> under >> my account. Perhaps this is why my system acts weird once in awhile. How >> can I remove this account without affecting my settings/system. >> >> Thank you
My System Specs

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