Make W7 empty, ready to sell...

I'm going to sell my extra laptop with W7 installed.

I can probably add a new user with a generic name like "User" or "Owner",
then log out as myself and login as the new administrator, then delete
"Paul", including Paul's files, like I would in XP.

And delete a few other folder structures I have installed.

What else?

How to do a complete cleanout of a histories (what kinds of histories
exist?)

Is that enuf?

TIA, Paul

Paul H wrote:
> I'm going to sell my extra laptop with W7 installed.
>
> I can probably add a new user with a generic name like "User" or "Owner",
> then log out as myself and login as the new administrator, then delete
> "Paul", including Paul's files, like I would in XP.
>
> And delete a few other folder structures I have installed.
>
> What else?
>
> How to do a complete cleanout of a histories (what kinds of histories
> exist?)
>
> Is that enuf?
>
> TIA, Paul
>
No. Most of that stuff I can find and un-delete.

IMO, start fresh, delete the partition, reformat the drive then
reinstall Windows. Are you including the Win 7 disk with the sale?

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Em Quinta 26 Novembro 2009 22:18, Bob Hatch escreveu:

> Paul H wrote:
>> I'm going to sell my extra laptop with W7 installed.
>>
>> I can probably add a new user with a generic name like "User" or "Owner",
>> then log out as myself and login as the new administrator, then delete
>> "Paul", including Paul's files, like I would in XP.
>>
>> And delete a few other folder structures I have installed.
>>
>> What else?
>>
>> How to do a complete cleanout of a histories (what kinds of histories
>> exist?)
>>
>> Is that enuf?
>>
>> TIA, Paul
>>
> No. Most of that stuff I can find and un-delete.
>
> IMO, start fresh, delete the partition, reformat the drive then
> reinstall Windows. Are you including the Win 7 disk with the sale?
>
There are those shred programs, and after a defrag it's allmost imposible to
undelete anything

I like the shred idea, because I have nice things installed, like Avast,
resize pictures, etc. and have deleted crapware, etc. so the buyer will get
a nicely set up laptop. Can I shred what's in the recycle bin?

Please address each of my points for me.

====================================

"Paul H" <> wrote in message
news:hemtua$o1p$...

I'm going to sell my extra laptop with W7 installed.

1. I can probably add a new user with a generic name like "User" or "Owner",
then log out as myself and login as the new administrator, then delete
"Paul", saying yes to the option of deleting Paul's files, like I would in
XP. This would appear to not provide a shred opportunity.

2. And delete a few other folder structures I have installed.

3. What else?

4. How to do a complete cleanout of a histories (what kinds of histories
exist?)

Is that enuf?

TIA, Paul

If you have a Win7 installation DVD, or the laptop's System Recovery disks,
why not just restore it to factory condition and be done with it? That's
what I would do rather than going through hoops to make sure I didn't
inadvertently let something slip.

SC Tom


"Paul H" <> wrote in message
news:hen57q$2vh$...
> I like the shred idea, because I have nice things installed, like Avast,
> resize pictures, etc. and have deleted crapware, etc. so the buyer will
> get
> a nicely set up laptop. Can I shred what's in the recycle bin?
>
> Please address each of my points for me.
>
> ====================================
>
> "Paul H" <> wrote in message
> news:hemtua$o1p$...
>
> I'm going to sell my extra laptop with W7 installed.
>
> 1. I can probably add a new user with a generic name like "User" or
> "Owner",
> then log out as myself and login as the new administrator, then delete
> "Paul", saying yes to the option of deleting Paul's files, like I would in
> XP. This would appear to not provide a shred opportunity.
>
> 2. And delete a few other folder structures I have installed.
>
> 3. What else?
>
> 4. How to do a complete cleanout of a histories (what kinds of histories
> exist?)
>
> Is that enuf?
>
> TIA, Paul
>

I second that motion

peter

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"SC Tom" <> wrote in message
news:CREPm.12556$...
> If you have a Win7 installation DVD, or the laptop's System Recovery
> disks, why not just restore it to factory condition and be done with it?
> That's what I would do rather than going through hoops to make sure I
> didn't inadvertently let something slip.
>
> SC Tom
>
>
> "Paul H" <> wrote in message
> news:hen57q$2vh$...
>> I like the shred idea, because I have nice things installed, like Avast,
>> resize pictures, etc. and have deleted crapware, etc. so the buyer will
>> get
>> a nicely set up laptop. Can I shred what's in the recycle bin?
>>
>> Please address each of my points for me.
>>
>> ====================================
>>
>> "Paul H" <> wrote in message
>> news:hemtua$o1p$...
>>
>> I'm going to sell my extra laptop with W7 installed.
>>
>> 1. I can probably add a new user with a generic name like "User" or
>> "Owner",
>> then log out as myself and login as the new administrator, then delete
>> "Paul", saying yes to the option of deleting Paul's files, like I would
>> in
>> XP. This would appear to not provide a shred opportunity.
>>
>> 2. And delete a few other folder structures I have installed.
>>
>> 3. What else?
>>
>> 4. How to do a complete cleanout of a histories (what kinds of histories
>> exist?)
>>
>> Is that enuf?
>>
>> TIA, Paul
>>

SC Tom wrote:
> If you have a Win7 installation DVD, or the laptop's System Recovery
> disks, why not just restore it to factory condition and be done with it?
> That's what I would do rather than going through hoops to make sure I
> didn't inadvertently let something slip.
>
> SC Tom
>
>
> "Paul H" <> wrote in message
> news:hen57q$2vh$...
>> I like the shred idea, because I have nice things installed, like Avast,
>> resize pictures, etc. and have deleted crapware, etc. so the buyer
>> will get
>> a nicely set up laptop. Can I shred what's in the recycle bin?
>>
>> Please address each of my points for me.
>>
>> ====================================
>>
>> "Paul H" <> wrote in message
>> news:hemtua$o1p$...
>>
>> I'm going to sell my extra laptop with W7 installed.
>>
>> 1. I can probably add a new user with a generic name like "User" or
>> "Owner",
>> then log out as myself and login as the new administrator, then delete
>> "Paul", saying yes to the option of deleting Paul's files, like I
>> would in
>> XP. This would appear to not provide a shred opportunity.
>>
>> 2. And delete a few other folder structures I have installed.
>>
>> 3. What else?
>>
>> 4. How to do a complete cleanout of a histories (what kinds of histories
>> exist?)
>>
>> Is that enuf?
>>
>> TIA, Paul
>>
It's the only way I would do it, but I would start from a newly created
partition that was just formated. No way would I sell a computer that
might have something on the disk that was personal and could be costly.

--
"To announce that there must be no criticism
of the President, or that we are to stand by
the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic
and servile, but is morally treasonable to the
American public."
Theodore Roosevelt
http://www.bobhatch.com
http://www.tdsrvresort.com

I don't know what you put on your computer, but mine is not filled with
secrets. I'm not paranoid, and the price I'm asking can only be justified
by the nice job that I've done getting this laptop with W7 ready to use. I
will be comfortable with the shred solution. So my main remaining question
is how to remove all histories, that I cannot find in folders.

"Paul H" <> wrote in message
news:hemtua$o1p$...
I'm going to sell my extra laptop with W7 installed.

I can probably add a new user with a generic name like "User" or "Owner",
then log out as myself and login as the new administrator, then delete
"Paul", including Paul's files, like I would in XP.

And delete a few other folder structures I have installed.

What else?

How to do a complete cleanout of a histories (what kinds of histories
exist?)

Is that enuf?

TIA, Paul

On 27/11/2009 in message <hentgu$u1j$> Paul H wrote:

>I don't know what you put on your computer, but mine is not filled with
>secrets. I'm not paranoid, and the price I'm asking can only be justified
>by the nice job that I've done getting this laptop with W7 ready to use. I
>will be comfortable with the shred solution. So my main remaining question
>is how to remove all histories, that I cannot find in folders.

Use cCleaner - www.ccleaner.com

It will do a delete or a 7 pass, or even 35 pass, overwrite of deleted
data and clean off unused disk space. It also has a registry cleaner and
as it's freeware you can leave it on the machine for the new owner.

I have used it on all versions of Windows with no issues.

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
By the time you can make ends meet they move the ends

Em Sexta 27 Novembro 2009 04:43, Bob Hatch escreveu:

>>>
> It's the only way I would do it, but I would start from a newly created
> partition that was just formated. No way would I sell a computer that
> might have something on the disk that was personal and could be costly.
>
if you guys think that deleting a partition, creating a new one and
formating will delete anything in the data area of the disk, you better
think again.