Old corporate computer - administrator?

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Alexandra -
Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date Status Moderator, Security Contributor Last intervention - 6 Mar 2018 at 14:33

Hello everyone,

I’ve got an old company computer. I don’t have full admin access and it’s blocking me!
I would like to format it. Can I go ahead with formatting without admin code?
I’m not really knowledgeable about this and I would really appreciate any help to get it back to full working order!

Thank you very much.

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MPMP10 Posted messages 47417 Registration date Status Member Last intervention 19 017

Good evening,
Otherwise there is the HDD recovery console, (what does the Moderation think, right or not right)?

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Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date Status Moderator, Security Contributor Last intervention 24 712

Hello,

You can reinstall Windows 7, but you need a license for Windows 7 for this computer.
Otherwise, you need to remove Windows from the domain, which requires an administrator account.
You also need the local administrator account.
From there, it will work like a "regular" computer.
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1. Alexandra
  
  Thank you for your response.
  So for you, I don't need an admin code to reinstall W7. That's what I plan to do, but I've never done this (I'm not very skilled...) and I'm afraid of getting stuck during the reinstallation.
  
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  1. Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date Status Moderator, Security Contributor Last intervention 24 712 > Alexandra
    
    When reinstalling Windows, you create an administrator account so you'll have yours.
    => How to install Windows 7.
    A license is required for this computer.
    
    For any other operations, you need the local administrator account or to reset its password.
    However, we cannot provide you with the procedure, since we are not sure that you have properly retrieved the computer from the company with their consent, etc.
    
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2. Alexandra
  
  Thank you for your response, I reinstalled Windows 7 and everything is working :)
  
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  1. Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date Status Moderator, Security Contributor Last intervention 24 712 > Alexandra
    
    You're welcome and good luck for what's next :)
    
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