How can we change the administrator

I bought my computer from a place like Rent-a-center.
 
I can't delete some things and cannot add some thing... well, I can't open the Aarons usser on my computer to change it or remove it,

I called then and they said I should be able to change the property... Well I can't I don't know how.

Hello

My advice is: when you buy a second hand computer, you must reinstall the operating system

not sure if it has been used in scams or por * or is infected with malicious software that could compromise online banking

How to reinstall Vista

Contact the manufacturer of the laptop computer and ask them to send you to vista recovery disks to reinstall the operating system back as it was when you bought it

they do it for a nominal cost of $

also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to get back to the way you bought

you would normally press F8, F9, F10 or F11 or Alt + F10 or 0 to start to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

Ask them of the exact key sequence

or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc

Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer

they contain all versions of vista

This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed

http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

If you have lost the product key sticker on the computer case, use these programs to recover:

http://www.Belarc.com/free_download.html

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/KeyFinder/

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