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Edited on Wed Jun-07-06 07:43 PM by RoyGBiv
Don't assume it ever had Windoze on it.
As mentioned, if you insist on putting Windoze on it, you're going to need a Windoze install disc, which will require a purchase. NOTE WELL: What you typically find in computer stores are Windows upgrade discs, which require a former version of Windoze already to be on it to perform the upgrade. You need a disc for a full, new install. Depending on where you get it, these can cost twice as much as an upgrade, around $200.
You can buy an OEM version of Windoze, which is intended for install on a new PC, from places like Newegg.com, for around $100. Before you are allowed to purchase this, however, you must purchase some hardware along with it. Newegg stretches the limits of the license and will allow you to purchase one of these copies with a minimal hardware purchase. (A case fan, or something similarly inexpensive, was at least at one time all that was necessary.) I mention this merely to note you need to be careful what you're buying. Also, as noted, installing Windoze installs nothing but Windoze.
The phrase "allowed to purchase" just floors me, btw.
Anyway, you could just learn to use Linux, which is free. Obviously Linux works on the PC, so you have a head start there. There are also ways either to recover lost passwords or reset the administrator password, allowing you access to the machine to set up your own user accounts and use what is already there. However, this does require some degree of technical knowledge, so you could just re-install Linux by downloading a burning some install discs.
Do you know what flavor of Linux is on it at the moment? (Red Hate, Fedora, SuSE, etc.?) An opening splash screen should announce this.
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