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b3rt05

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December 8th, 2007 15:00

Bought Laptop from Pawn Shop......

I just recently bought an inspiron 6000 from a pawn shop.... I was a little sceptical about it at first but it was a really good price... is there anyway to change who the computer is registered to?

ejn63

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December 8th, 2007 17:00

Only the registered owner can do that.

xirus

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December 9th, 2007 00:00

actually ejn63 is incorrect with his answer. the registered name can be changed. i have done it quite a few times with my friend's units and when i first learned how, i did it on my work computer. you can change it in the Registry Editor by running the regedit command and navigating to the correct area. i am not even going to give instructions on completing this transaction. it is NOT! i mean NOT! recommended that an inexperienced person adjust their Registry. doing so could damage their system.

ejn63

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December 9th, 2007 01:00

That's not what the original post was asking. They're asking about how to change the owner registration with Dell. That can be done only by the currently registered owner - something that buyers of second-hand systems should bear in mind.

xirus

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December 9th, 2007 01:00

it does not differentiate one or the other. there are people who want to do the 1 you were talking about and there are some that want to do what I was talking about. also, there are some that do both.

ro_lie07

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December 9th, 2007 07:00

renicco

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December 18th, 2014 02:00

If you intend on buying a desktop pc or laptop from a pawn shop, you need  to be extra careful. You should examine all the parts and working of a laptop carefully before buying it from a pawn shop.

PudgyOne

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December 21st, 2014 14:00

This thread is locked, due to age.

If you need assistance, please create a new thread in the proper Dell Support Forum

 

Thank you

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