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| From | Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.computer |
| Subject | Re: Win10 password? |
| Date | 2021-09-26 02:01 -0400 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <sip2cd$ip9$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <16a6d164024c0102$1$3170636$6edd646a@news.thecubenet.com> <sigdgt$hsu$1@dont-email.me> <16a8477df052501b$1$3501385$68dd626a@news.thecubenet.com> |
Robert Baer wrote:
> Paul wrote:
>> Robert Baer wrote:
>>> So i got a nice collection of "programs"/"apps carefully selected
>>> on a USB stick ready to go.
>>> After an hour or so, had the "new" Lenovo connected
>>> keyboard/mouse/VGA.
>>>
>>> Nice splash screen.
>>> What the hell do i do for the unknown password?
>>>
>>
>> And don't forget, once you're back into the machine, to
>>
>> Record the OS license key, while you still can!
>>
>> Write the key on something robust, store inside
>> the chassis to prevent loss of the paper.
>>
>> Scroll to 70% on this page, for an example. Note that
>> Windows Defender realtime should be disabled while
>> you do this, since it defines that program as "hackware".
>>
>> https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html
>>
>> Another example. Or Belarc Advisor if you have a copy
>> on disk already.
>>
>> https://m.majorgeeks.com/files/details/showkeyplus.html
>>
>> You need that key, for the day a reinstall is required.
>> If the key ends in 3V66T, that's a bogus key, and the
>> real key is... elsewhere. On a Refurb machine, that
>> should be a legit key, not one of the bogus keys.
>>
>> Examples of bogus keys that exist, if you upgrade
>> a Win7 with free Win10 over top. Note the 3V66T on
>> the end of the first one.
>>
>> VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T (Windows 10 Professional) <--- Test Machine
>> YTMG3-N6DKC-DKB77-7M9GH-8HVX7 (Windows 10 Home - multi language)
>> <--- laptop!
>> BT79Q-G7N6G-PGBYW-4YWX6-6F4BT (Windows 10 Home - single language)
>>
>> My laptop had the multi-language key, since the laptop
>> is English/FrenchCanadian by design. That's what they
>> do for the Canadian market.
>>
>> Paul
> I am a penny-pinching Scrooge at best.
> The software is worthless; only the full version works, making the key
> unavailable.
> Why should i $pend so much money for one key?
>
> Did a LOT of searching.
>
> Was VERY lucky and found the password.
>
> There is a long string of numbers in the splash screen:
> 19174209416
>
> Seems useless - what is it for?
>
> Thanks.
A mobile (cell phone) number ???
+19174209416
New York ? It is hard to tell from the
Google result, what is real and what is SEO spam.
Paul
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