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do i need to do anything else

talkie2 · 2018-09-08 15:10:04

selling an old i3 laptop with windows 7 on it, i took personal photos and videos of it and deleting history,passwords and so on, is that all i need to do

08-09-2018 3:10pm

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talkie2

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selling an old i3 laptop with windows 7 on it, i took personal photos and videos of it and deleting history,passwords and so on,

is that all i need to do

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#2 08-09-2018 3:55pm

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talkie2 wrote: »

selling an old i3 laptop with windows 7 on it, i took personal photos and videos of it and deleting history,passwords and so on,

is that all i need to do

Do a factory reset to out of box setup.

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#3 08-09-2018 5:59pm

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FanadMan wrote: »

Do a factory reset to out of box setup.

thanks, will factory reset leave the operating system intact

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#4 08-09-2018 6:11pm

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talkie2 wrote: »

thanks, will factory reset leave the operating system intact

It'll leave it the way you got it first. Just Windows and pre-installed programs installed.

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#5 08-09-2018 6:23pm

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I'd advise doing a secure wipe of the free space and swap file using a utility like eraser or ccleaner to prevent anything you have deleted being undeleted or recovered.

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