Make a secure laptop

Hello

I have an old laptop that I'm passing my granddaughter and to remove all traces of previous user accounts before doing so.  It has Windows XP SP2 (the material is not permitted to SP3).

There are folders in Documents and settings related to the users folder is no longer in the system (that is to say that they do not appear in the control panel > user accounts).

How can I get rid of these accounts of previous users (including the current) and setting up a new user account for it.

Eric

The material may not be Windows XP with SP3... I * seriously * doubt that to be true.  Please give the brand / model of the laptop and the 'material' that will not allow him to be updated to SP3.
 
Then save something important for you.  Copy the system off.  Make sure you get any email, contacts, music, photos, documents, spreadsheets, databases, etc and so on.  What you miss, he's going to be gone for good.  If possible - use an external network/disk drive and an application of imaging to make an image of the entire computer.  In this way - you won't miss anything.
 
Meet all installation media.  Installation CD of Windows XP, product key, or other products, you buy and give away with her, etc..
 
You need to download all the drivers for hardware devices more up-to-date for the laptop (another reason to give the brand / model of the laptop, so we can help you there) before going further and store them on some other media between the laptop.  You must also ensure that the list of software you have ready to install - and their numbers series and product keys - and have installation media/executables in another place as well.
 
An easy way to get a good list of the installed hardware/software is the free Belarc Advisor (http://www.belarc.com/) - download, install, operate, and print the resulting pages.  It will give the list of products and product keys (serial number) so that you know what software you will need to have media/executables for installation.  It shows the hardware installed in the system so that you know what drivers for hardware devices, you need to get from Web pages or manufacturers.
 
Download the SP2 and SP3 for XP and have those on external media as well.
 
Next - format and install Windows XP itself.  While you can remove the old accounts, etc.
. -It will be better for everyone in the long term if it is a clean and just basically installation is (completely) for your granddaughter.  Would be wise to have updated to service pack 3 (non - I still don't see a reason, it isn't SP3 - AFAIK - he won't be a hardware limitation preventing you to be able to install SP3.)
 
Once Windows XP installed - install Service Pack 2 (if your CD did not include it) followed by Service Pack 3.  Then - install hardware device drivers.  Chipset motherboard, video devices, audio, peripheral devices, bluetooth (if he did), etc.  You can even update the BIOS (not really something, it must be concerned with the OS for most of the time-, but not a bad idea if alreay do all the rest.)  Make sure she stays plugged in power/full charge during all this.
 
Now that you have a job entirely Windows XP with Service Pack 3 and all the drivers of devices and other - now, of course, the Windows XP firewall is enabled, without Exceptions, and connect the system to the Internet.  Look for the updates of Windows (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com), install everything you find.  There will be a lot.  80 + at least.  Take the largest number of reboots and recheck because it must obtain from each critical update simple at least - and look through the optional parameter.  Do * NOT * get all the drivers of material at the moment.  Always get the drivers for your hardware from the manufacturer of this product.  Microsoft probably did not and therefore does not directly support any hardware you have.
 
Once you have all the hardware drivers installed, the firewall of Windows XP active (without exception) and Windows XP fully updated and corrected - now, install a decent AntiVirus software.  Avira AntiVir is a free good.  eSet NOD32 (AntiVirus only) is a good one salary.  Update automatically.  You can go ahead and install MalwareBytes as well.  The free version if you want just to be able to clean up after the infestations or check periodically (manually) to make sure it stays clean, OR even better - pay $30 U.S.
. and get an active AntiMalware Protection to run alongside anti-virus protection.  With eSet NOD 32 (AntiVirus only) and MalwareBytes (paid) - I rarely see outbreaks/infections despite the habits of the users.  It happens (because the human factor overrides all) - but less often.
 
You now have a system that is completely up to date, clean and protected.  My suggestion is to keep the account that you use as a backup and now to create a regular user account for your granddaughter to use on a daily basis.  This account must have users regular (not administrator) privileges - which will protect the computer even more and make him think about things a liottle more before installing because she needs to connect to the large/log the account on the other to do at least.
 
Once you create the account else, disconnect and test, then log back in with your administrative account and install any other software you will need/want.

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