I recently bought an inexpensive computer. Because it is strictly personal, I never installed a password.
Then I decided I wanted to add a sudoko solver onto the solitaire selections and was required to open a microsoft account, the one that would be used sign up for the various services. When I came back the next morning, there was a password protected log in screen. Although I had to provide a password, I wasn't signing up for something that I thought would need a password and didn't write it down. Any attempts to recover or change the password have failed; I am thoroughly screwed to the wall. This is just a word of warning as to what can happen in careless moments.
Is it doable to simply put a new HDD in and install Ubuntu? I know that you can run Ubuntu from a flash drive as a trial.
Then I decided I wanted to add a sudoko solver onto the solitaire selections and was required to open a microsoft account, the one that would be used sign up for the various services. When I came back the next morning, there was a password protected log in screen. Although I had to provide a password, I wasn't signing up for something that I thought would need a password and didn't write it down. Any attempts to recover or change the password have failed; I am thoroughly screwed to the wall. This is just a word of warning as to what can happen in careless moments.
Is it doable to simply put a new HDD in and install Ubuntu? I know that you can run Ubuntu from a flash drive as a trial.