This is something I should know . . . but I don't. - Page 2

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

On 9/23/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:
What version of Windows? It's been a very long time for me regarding anything windows, but the newer versions of windows uses profiles doesn't it? You should be able to establish a new profile for your daughter and then delete your profile. That should remove your personal info and such. You will still probably have to manually delete the files from the documents folder.

This could work! Thanks!!

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

On 9/23/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:
What version of Windows? It's been a very long time for me regarding anything windows, but the newer versions of windows uses profiles doesn't it? You should be able to establish a new profile for your daughter and then delete your profile. That should remove your personal info and such. You will still probably have to manually delete the files from the documents folder.

This could work!! Thanks!!

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986

glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

On 9/22/2014 Ford1224 said:
I'd like to give my prior laptop to my daughter. I don't want to take it down to factory settings because there are programs I put on there that she would like to keep.

How do I just remove the user data?

I think the easiest way is to download, install and use CCleaner's erase free space feature. You delete all of the the files you want to remove, open CCleaner, go to tools then erase free space. It overwrites the free space making recovering the data difficult or impossible.

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

Thanks for all the good advice. I will be doing this soon. I already have a full backup of that computer on a Click-Free drive which I used to install my data to my new computer.

There are several good suggestions here. Thanks again.

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

I asked my daughter how she wanted the computer, and she said just take it down to factory settings. So I did . . . it took almost six hours!! But a no brainer. I just set it and let it go.

So now Win 8 is her problem, I told her she and her girls will have a lot of fun with it!! She just laughed. I'll bet those girls already know how to use it!!

Now I'm all set up with the "new" old Windows 7 desktop, and I have everything exactly where I want it. Stayed up 'til midnight last night getting it done, but it was so worth it. Computer is very fast. All the latest components.

Have a few "tweaks" here and there that I can do leisurely. What a relief after eight months of sheer frustration!!

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986