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Question posted by marianneperry on April 8th, 2012

Bought An Inspiron One Floor Model From Sam's Club. Sam's Software Remains.

Sam's is set as the administrator so I can't make any changes including removing their software. I can't load any of my own software either. What do I need to do?

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Manual - Page 7

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Manual - Page 17

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Manual - Page 19

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Manual - Page 23

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Manual - Page 24

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Manual - Page 26

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Manual - Page 28

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Manual - Page 30

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Manual - Page 31

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Manual - Page 42

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