Altered, like...physically. Changing out the keyboard or painting all over it with fingernail polish, installing new hardware, stuff like that.
I do know that they do not mind that I come here to get help. I've been renting from the same company for years. My old laptop, that I had had since 2007 or 2008ish, finally bit the dust this year. I've mentioned numerous times about coming to the Spybot forums and getting help for viruses and such. They are ok with it, as long as the computer is not being altered in anyway, as I said. Physically or physically damaged. Anything else they said, basically, they can just wipe the computer and restore it. That's what they do anyway if I can no longer afford the payments and it goes back to them.
I've honestly been coming here for years, and I do think I've mentioned more than a few times that I rent-to-own my computer(s). May I ask, why it is just now, that I'm possibly being turned down for help because of that?