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  I want to give my Dell used laptop, Windows Vista, for my granddaughter. I would like to permanently remove all financial, personal info and docs before that.

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• Remove personal information from the register before giving the computer to a friend?

  Is there a way to do this without reformatting the hard drive? Or is wipe the drive clean the only safe option?

  Here you go:

  1. Create a generic admin, for example "user" account
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• I tried to make a donation, the entered personal information & visa # & lost the page after you read the privacy policy... what happened to my visa #?

  I worry about my cc # was hanging out in the bowels of mozilla... Why is it necessary?

  Thank you for showing a big heart above us,
  and do not worry about any problem with your visa. Only two things would happen.
  1. every donation made.
  2 don failed, or
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• Take 3-5 min. before closing the menu drop-down is displayed.

  In recent weeks, it takes 3 to 5 minutes after I go to the "Start" menu and click on, "turn off computer" before the 3 option menu appears: log, stop or restart. He used to come to the top in a second or two. Once the menu appears, it closes correctly. I have Windows XP Home Edition Media version 2002. Any suggestions?

  First of all, you must make sure that your system is not afflicted with malicious software, then start troubleshooting.

  It makes no sense to start troubleshooting a system that may be achieved a malware.

  Perform scans for malware, and then fix any problems:
  Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs:
  Malwarebytes (MMFA): http://malwarebytes.org/
  SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/
  They can be uninstalled later if you wish.
  The scans by operating clean (if you still have problems), provide information on your system, then to understand what the problem is and fix it with certainty:

  Please provide additional information on your system:

  What is your system brand and model?

  What is your Version of XP and the Service Pack?

  Describe your current antivirus and software anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, MSE, Comodo, etc..

  The afflicted system has a CD/DVD drive work?

  You have a true bootable XP installation CD (it is not the same as any recovery CD provided with your system)?

  Click Start, run and enter in the box:

  Msinfo32

  Click on OK and when the system info summary appears, click on Edition, select all, copy, and then paste the information here.

  There will be some personal information (such as the user name and the name of the system), and anything that turns information private for you, simply delete the pasted information.

  This will minimize back Q & A and eliminate guesswork.

  Do, or do not. There is no test.

  I need YOUR voice and the points for helpful answers and propose responses. I'm saving for a pony!

• Outgoing emails show my personal information

  Why is that when I send an email to, all my personal information appears at the bottom of what I wrote?

  In Hotmail, select Options > more options > Message of fonts and the signature. Whatever it is in the area of personal signature appears in each message you are composing.

  Hotmail has its own support at the Windows Live Solution Centerforums. Please address any other question you may have on one of the forums on the right side of this page.

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• Is hotmail and live mail make changes? I received several emails that seem to want a lot of personal information. Is this phishing or real?

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  Is hotmail and live mail make changes? I received several emails that seem to want a lot of personal information. Is this phishing or real?

  Its likely phishing.  Don't answer unsolicited and provide personal information - NEVER!  The holiday season has still caused an incredible amount of emails from spam and phishing.

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• Reformatted. CC/Photoshop has lost what is the process to reinstall?

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  If you have only installed the software once, you can always install it on a second computer.  If you have already installed the software two times and you can not access your old computer, or upgrade the hardware on your computer, replace a hard drive, upgrade your operating system or reformatted your drive before you deactivate your software, you can ask the Support from Adobe that allows you to disable the software of the machine. Just have your serial number or Adobe ID ready, then contact technical support. Then you can install the software.

  The first step is to download and install the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop application on your computer. You can download the installer for Creative Cloud from here:
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• MacBook pro stolen the question, 'Find my mac' still works to erase personal information if I put it before changing the icloud/itunes account password?  or is my phone app stop working when I change the password?

  MacBook pro stolen the question, 'Find my mac' app still works to erase personal information if I put it before changing the icloud/itunes account password?  or is my mac app stop working when I change the password?

  Unless you fully active 'find my Mac' BEFORE that your mac has been stolen, it can't do anything for you now. It is not active, and there is no way to make it active after the fact.

• I want to 'clean up' a surplus of office before making a donation for the protection of personal information, how do I do myself

  Is there a user guide of some sort that I can access to help me do this? As I'm donating it I'm loathe to pay someone to do it for me.

  Another and easier and safer way to achieve this is:

  Click on start Orb (previously called Start button) > Control Panel. Select the user accounts and family safety > user accounts > manage another account.

  Click on create a new account. Type a name for the account, and then select the type of account as an administrator.

  Please do not place a password for this new account as the person you are donating to will need to know the password for this account in case you set a password.

  Click on start Orb / start button and now click on the > button the arrow next to the option key stop. Select Log off.

  Now on the home screen, log in using the account newly created. It will take 5-10 minutes to prepare the user account - what is expected.

  Now, once logged into the newly created account, click on start Orb (previously called Start button) > Control Panel. Select the user accounts and family safety > user accounts > manage another account.

  Select your old user account. Select the option 'delete account '. You will be asked if you want to keep files or non - select the button 'delete files '. Click on the "delete account" button to confirm the operation.

  Now, all your personal data recorded in that the old account has disappeared. However, it can still be recovered by data recovery software.

  To permanently erase these data, we will use drive wiper CCleaner.

  Download CCleaner

  About CCleaner Drive wiper utility

  With the help of CCleaner by car - wipers

  1. open CCleaner. In the left pane select Tools, then select drive wiper.

  2. in the right pane, make sure that 'Remove' option is set to "Free space only".

  3. you can set the option 'Security' Advanced crush (3 passes) or leave it as it is to the Simple overwrite (1 col).

  4. check the box for the partition system (usually disk Local (c)) for option "readers".

  5. click on the erase button and wait until it ends.

  Close CCleaner.

  Now, restart your PC. All your personal data should now be completely removed.

• Has anyone been contacted and said Homeland Security said that your pc has malware on it and all of your personal information has been accessed?

  Received a letter today from federal financial assistance, saying Homeland Security them informed I had checked my federal FA on a computer with malware, I can't find it on my pc, but they said that someone had access to all of my personal info, this happened to someone else?  I then went to www.onguardonline.gov letter told me, and he said that he had been hacked and that it was disconnected for a while... I scanned my pc with Norton, Windows Defender and then I just use the Microsoft Safety scan and it said that I have nothing on my pc... I don't know what is happening.  Help?

  Hello

  Looks like the enamel could be a scam and the computer could be infected by virus or malware.  I am able to access this site without problem.

  I suggest you to run a complete system scan with the Microsoft Safety Scanner.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note: The data files that are infected must be cleaned only by removing the file completely, which means that there is a risk of data loss.

  Also, if the email you are prompted to respond you with any kind of personal information, not to give any information which is definitely a scam.

• How to clear the HARD drive for confidential data before attaching to the third party?

  My HARD drive needs to be fixed and would like to know how to erase confidential data in the HARD drive before giving it to third parties.

  Reformatted would it be sufficient?

  Does anyone have any suggestions?

  Thanks in advance for your suggestions

  The best way in my opinion is using AutoNuke in Dban. Make sure you have the desired data off the drive hard until you execute Dban. Once you run it, it's over.

• Changing to a new computer from vista to windows 7. My file transfer and deletion of personal information, including files from my old computer for security reasons

  I'm about to change my old computer (windows vista) to a new all-in - one computer that has windows 7. Am I right in thinking that I can transfer my files incl. photos to an external hard drive and then plug that to my new download or is it more than that. Also, I have macafee protection on my old computer and don't know how to transfer to my new one cos I don't think that's it (we bought it second hand on ebay), and this should be done first.

  Finally how to make sure that none of my personal information is nowhere on my old for security reasons?

  I would appreciate any advice, thanks

  Several options;

  (1) simple, connect you external hard drive copy data

  Or use the backup software which may be preinstalled on the outside

  (2) for easy transfer Windows http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-GB/Windows7/Products/features/Windows-Easy-Transfer

  Old PC;

  The windows recovery discs to retrieve destructively to factory settings

  McAfee

  Uninstall on the old PC to the new PC, uninstall any trial version pre-installed anti-virus, reboot, reinstall McAfee from original installation media using your key

  New PC

  Make sure that it has been reset to the State of the plant, before you do something with it, because you don't know what the previous user used during or installed on it.

• If you bought Windows 7 as an upgrade and your drive HARD dies, are there options to reinstall it on a replacement HARD drive?

  You have a Dell portable way in 07 or so for college loaded with Vista Ultimate. A few years later (I think it's from ' 09-10 Dec - Jan) I decided to take advantage of a student on Windows 7 discount and improved. Hard drive crashed a few months ago and I just got a replacement drive. Installed Vista Ultimate from the backup drive and I was wondering if there is a way to upgrade to 7? I looked everywhere for an answer without success.

  If you still have your product key Windows 7 download Windows 7 version, your key is to burn a DVD of installation of the. Download the ISO and upgrade.  Note: I would like to make a backup of the Image in the external media befor you start the upgrade. The phone activation may be required.

  = Backup software image (works in both Vista and Windows 7 =)

  EASEUS Todo Backup Home V5.6 http://www.todo-backup.com/
  Free version: http://www.TODO-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software-features.htm
  (Note: Todo Install, then create a diskette "emergency" before you start creating your first image backup)
  Version 5.6 supports XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8

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

  Download Windows 7 proper. ISO file (must match for your product key version)

  Windows 7 Home Premium 32 Bit: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-58996.iso
  Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-58997.iso

  Windows 7 Professional 32 bit: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-59183.iso
  Windows 7 Professional 64-bit: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-59186.iso

  Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-59463.iso
  Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-59465.iso

  How do I know if I have a version of 32 or 64 Bit of Windows installed on my computer:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/find-out-32-or-64-bit

  After downloading the file correct .iso using ImgBurn or ISO gear to burn a bootable DVD.

  Create a Windows 7 Bootable DVD using the. ISO file
  Engraving of a file of Windows 7 ISO on a DVD
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/977640

  ImgBurn - in addition to supporting the creation of CD/DVD of. ISO files,
  It supports a wide range of image file formats, and it's free.
  (BIN, CUE, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, MDS, NRG, PDI and ISO)
  http://www.ImgBurn.com/

  Projectiles help you to use ImgBurn to screen: http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=screenshots
  Burn the ISO Images with ImgBurn article: http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/G/Burning+ISO+Images+with+ImgBurn
  (Les étapes sont les mêmes pour Windows 7 ou Windows 8), except that you do not create a repair disk but complete an installation DVD)

  Note: Always use high quality DVD + R media and slower burning (4 x or 6 x) speed is offered a choice.

  ====================== Keyless Install ================================

  How to make a 'Keyless Install"of Windows:

  Boot from the Windows 7 DVD disc, you create and launch the installation.

  After entering the username and password you will be asked to: "Enter your Windows product key", do not enter a key.
  Also located right underneath the box where you must enter the key is a box with a check box 'Automatically activate Windows when I'm online', remove the checkbox and click "next".

  You now have a 30-day grace period to activate Windows.

  During this 30-day grace period you can try to solve your problems.
  After you are satisfied with all the problems have been resovled then activate Windows.

  ====================== Device Drivers ============================

  Go to your computer manufacturer's support web site and search for Windows 7 drivers for your specific model number.

  If there are Windows 7 drivers, then to download to a folder on your hard drive and install all of them, starting with the card drivers mother/chipset, SATA, LAN, Audio, USB, graphics, Webcam, Etc., and so on.

  List of computer manufacturer support sites:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/contact-support/computer-manufacturers

  Tips for solving common driver problems
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/tips-for-fixing-common-driver-problems
  Vista: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Tips-for-fixing-common-driver-problems

  Graphics/video drivers:
  Check the download site of the manufacture of the graphics card for the latest Windows 7 drivers for your card.
  ATI: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
  NVIDIA: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us

  = How Activate Windows 7 by Internet =.

  1) click Start and in the search for box type: activate
  2) click on the 'Activate Windows' option at the top of the list
  3) click on "now, activate Windows online.
  (4) enter your 25-character product key (not case sensitive)
  5) click "Next" and wait for the key must be verified.

  Another method - to reach a real person:
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
  (5) stay on the phone * do not select/press any option * and wait for a person to help you.
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
  (7) the person must give you a confirmation ID, copy it down on paper,
  (8) check that the ID is correct in reading the support person.
  (9) to enter the ID number, then click 'Next' to complete the activation process.

  Microsoft Activation centers worldwide telephone numbers:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/activation-centers.aspx
  (This site is for activating Volume License, but if you call, they will help you)

  The phone number is not working:
  Microsoft Wordwide contacts: http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.aspx

  Activation and registration of a Microsoft product
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=326851
  Windows activation: (888) 571-2048

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• The Iphone needs to cool down before using the flash

  Hello

  I see the message on my Iphone 5 s(IOS10-Updadte) camera-"The Iphone needs to cool down before using the flash"

  Please help me solve the problem.

  Hi sangani53,

  Thank you for using communities Support from Apple!

  This message indicating that your iPhone must cool before using the flash indicates that the temperature of your iPhone is passed to where certain features will be disabled.  Once you bring the temperature down, the features should come back.  Take a look at this link for more information on updating your iPhone in the operating temperature.

  Keep the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch in acceptable operating temperatures

  Take care.