Re: Win10 password?

Paul <[email protected]> Sun, 26 Sep 2021 02:01:50 -0400
Newsgroups alt.computer
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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