Thanks, Greg. The person using this computer never did much with data,
only installing Mcafee over Windows Security (complaining on the
computer was a 'dog') and doing Facebook. A reset should do fine. I
was just concerned about the OEM key. I've had lots of problems with
Office keys and activation.
On 12/6/2021 8:41 PM, Greg Sevart wrote:
If Windows 10 was on it with a valid license, then a format & reinstall, so
long as it has internet connectivity, should pull down that digital license
entitlement from Microsoft's servers--so long as you're using the same edition
(Home, Pro, Workstation, etc). If it doesn't do it automatically, I've had good
luck with the activation troubleshooter.
If there's never been any data on it you care about, then a reset is a bit simpler:
Settings, Update & Security, Recovery, Reset this PC
-----Original Message-----
From: Hardware <hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> On Behalf Of Steve
Tomporowski
Sent: Sunday, December 5, 2021 7:32 AM
To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com
Subject: [H] Setting up a System for Sale
Need some guidance. I have an HP system I need to sell. No data was put on it
and I've uninstalled a bunch of crap (it is an HP). I can grab the key off the
system, which is probably HP's OEM key. If I sysprep it, will it validate the
OS (Win10) when I put the key back in? Or is there another way to set up the
system for sale?
Thanks...Steve
