Murad Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 The computer is often loaded with some juicy and pricey software, so it seems a great deal on the surface. But there's an underlying gotcha just waiting to rear its ugly head, and that's the matter of replacing the software in the event of a system failure or hardware upgrade. Even if the computer still has the old recovery partition, the best you can do is restore Windows and that's about it.If you had things like Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat they were likely added by the business after they purchased the computer. For many businesses, the software is volume licensed to the company for use on company owned hardware and is not intended for use on a personally owned PC. The fact that they left the software installed when they sold or gave away the PC is actually a violation of the licensing agreement the company has with the software vendor. It's common, though. Most people don't think about it, or, if they do, simply don't care. When the unthinkable happens, your budget PC can get very expensive to get up and running again because those applications will have to be purchased if you want to use them again. I am not a fan of buying second-hand computer, and I recommend that if you plan to do so, just know what you're getting yourself into Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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