Saturday, February 27, 2010

How to clear the last person who owned this computer before me so that only my information is in it?

the problem i have is that i cant use the auto fill or anything else because it puts the other persons info in.How to clear the last person who owned this computer before me so that only my information is in it?
format itHow to clear the last person who owned this computer before me so that only my information is in it?
Reformatting is kind of drastic. You don't say what operating system you're using. If it's Windows, you can go to ';Users'; in ';Control Panel'; and add a new user, then put your name in. After you've done that, log out and then log in as yourself. Make sure you give yourself administrator permissions. Once you've logged in as yourself, you can go to Control Panel, users and delete the old users.





If you're just wanting to clear the web browser, you can go to Tools, Clear Private Data in firefox, or tools, Internet Options, in I.E.
The best thing to clear the old information is FORMAT your hard-drive again. And re-install the window or something then it'll be a new one for you. Don't forget to back-up your info if you've already put some data in it.
without going into the complexities of formatting (though that's the only way to delete all past info) you can kill the autofill in the settings of your browser, or reinstall another browser.






Get the Hard Drive reformatted up town. I found a place cheap as $45 if you put everything back on it your self such as Windows etc
reformat the computer , this erases what is currently on the computer
Format the hard drive and re-install the O.S.
format the drive if you have vista press f8 when starting up the pc it auto formats it
You have to have the hard drive removed completely.
reformat it bro
ctrl + shift + del at the same time
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Does restarting you computer clear RAM?

I was just wondering.Does restarting you computer clear RAM?
Open your computer in safe mode ( push F8 when it begins to boot up) Then remove some of your start-up programs. This will help with the RAM problem.Does restarting you computer clear RAM?
If your computer always restart, There are some reason:


I. It's Hot in There


Sometimes this can be caused by an overheating situation. Itunes, RealPlayer, Windows Media player,etc. require a lot of processing power to decompress and decode music files, which can cause the processor or hard drive to get hot.


Memory Fails Me...


If you determine that overheating is not the problem, the most likely suspect is bad memory.


II. Don't Do Me Any Favors


There's a setting buried in Windows XP that tells your computer to restart when a system error occurs. you turn off that option, you may solve your automatic reboot problem.


1) Click Start, then open Control Panel


2) Click Performance and Maintenance


3) Click System


4) Click on the Advanced Tab


5) Click Settings in the Startup and Recovery section


6) Uncheck Automatically Restart in the System failure section


Note that this may prevent the system from restarting, but it can also mask the true problem.


The most common cause of computer restarting is a corrupt registry.


Most likely your registry is bloated and overstuffed with an assortment of useless pieces of data. The operating system while running your computer has to pick its way through all this excess material. There will be bits of programs which were not completely uninstalled, parts of programs which were never completely installed, fragments of miscellaneous data, useless drivers, and a multitude of other bits and pieces.


The answer is to clean your registry and remove all the material which is not needed.


http://fix-pc-freezing.com/Clean_Up_Cent鈥?/a>


Get the best one, and completely clean your windows registry with a few clicks of the mouse.





III. Computer Restarts After Download?





This can also be a virus or spyware problem. I suggest you go through your Control Panel / Add or Remove Programs list and remove any programs you don't need, then run thorough anti-virus and anti-spyware scans. See:


http://fix-pc-freezing.com/comparison.ht鈥?/a>
Yes


But when you restart, all start up programs start to use ram again.

How can i clear my computer back to manufacturers setting?

its an acer computer and had had a couple of usersHow can i clear my computer back to manufacturers setting?
One way to see if you can is to open my computer and see if there is a D: drive that says restore.





If it does then you will see a command to enter when you boot up. There you will be advised to do a restore. If you do this you will lose all saved data, ie pictures, documents.





Also look for any restore disks that came with it.How can i clear my computer back to manufacturers setting?
depending how old it is it may have a recovery partition on the hard drive. This can be initiated by pressing ALT + F10 when the computer is first switched on. You will need to hold down ALT as soon as the Acer splash screen appears, and repeatedly press F10. The window of opportunity is very small, so this may take a few attempts. The Disk2Disk recovery feature allows you to recover the system without recovery CDs. This will return your system to factory settings and will delete everything stored on the machine. If possible I strongly advise backing up anything important on your machine before starting the recovery process.





If it does not have a restore partition then it requires disks which can be purchased from acer for approx 拢30-50
go into my computer and have a fiddle and see if you can do it. Somr computers have a reset button.
take back up of C drive of ur comp n then format it dude.... dont think so much, dats d best way to restore comp. it will work as it was new... go do it. b a man... lolsss
Did you get a recovery disk with it? If so just put that in and follow the instructions.
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  • How do i clear my computer of programs that i dont need? ?

    it has to much programs and i need it to go faster i had someone come check it but they said that i had downloaded tto many stuff like music and some other stuff help ..How do i clear my computer of programs that i dont need? ?
    Start -%26gt; Control Panel -%26gt; Add or Remove Programs





    Then uninstall any unwanted programsHow do i clear my computer of programs that i dont need? ?
    well if you want cleaning programs, go to add/remove programs in control panel





    but if you want to delete downloaded files, check your ';My Music'; or your 'downloaded files' folders





    check also your temporary files (not your temporary internet files, theyre different), usually downloaded installers go in here





    in your run bar, type %temp% (include the percent sign) then click run, now delete everything you dont need


    if it says cant delete a certain file, skip it and move to the next file.
    Check http://www.pc-optimizer-pro.com


    With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.


    It will help improve your system performance without expensive hardware upgrades.

    How long does it take for courts in southern california to clear paid tickets from the computer?

    Ask this in law enforcement and police.How long does it take for courts in southern california to clear paid tickets from the computer?
    California is doing all that it can to reach into every citizens pocket book. Why they don't round up those illegals occupying much of the parking lot at Home Depot is beyond me- this would certainly be the best expenditure of our tax dollar, just for starters. Can I refuse to pay an Austrian dictator his due? I don't think so- I own a home here and thus am well and truly screwed.How long does it take for courts in southern california to clear paid tickets from the computer?
    Before I retired from law enforcement in Ca. it was every 999 days. Every Sunday night the State computers were off line to add and delete information. It may have changed by now.

    How do completely clear a computer.?

    how do you clear all private files.How do completely clear a computer.?
    Format the hard drive. It's a very simple procedure.





    Step by step on how to do it...http://www.build-your-own-computers.com/鈥?/a>How do completely clear a computer.?
    you need a bit more info here.


    if you want to completely clear a computer, you'll need to Format your drive, this will get shot o EVERYTHING. like everything.


    as for clearing private files, find the stuff you want to get shot of, then fire them into the bin, then empty it.


    you can still get em back from there but it takes some working to get it.
    Click to open Computer Management. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.





    In the Navigation pane, under Storage, click Disk Management.





    Right-click an unallocated region on your hard disk, and then click New Simple Volume.





    In the New Simple Volume Wizard, click Next.





    Type the size of the volume you want to create in megabytes (MB) or accept the maximum default size, and then click Next.





    Accept the default drive letter or choose a different drive letter to identify the partition, and then click Next.





    In the Format Partition dialog box, do one of the following:





    If you don't want to format the volume right now, click Do not format this volume, and then click Next.





    To format the volume with the default settings, click Next.





    Review your choices, and then click Finish.
    boot into safe mode by tapping away at f8 until you reach a screen with options like ';safe mode with networking'; or ';start windows normally';. choose safe mode, this will only load the basic windows drivers, so the trojan will be inactive, almost in a kind of suspended animation, and if it's slow there, it will at least be faster than normal. SOMETIMES A BLACK SCREEN POPS UP WITH TEXT RUNNING DOWN IT, DO NOT PANIC, THIS IS NORMAL, SO JUST WAIT UNTIL THE LOGON SCREEN APPEARS. THEN ONCE YOU ARE IN GO TO THE START MENU AND TYPE IN SYSTEM RESTORE. this is a utility that allows you to roll back your computer to an earlier state (it saves an image of the hard drive and uses that, anyway) so fire that up, and use it to roll the system back to an earlier date, GO WITH THE DATE THAT YOU LAST REMEMBERED YOUR COMPUTER WORKING AND HAVE IT GO BACK TO THAT DATE. now this will take a while, longer than an hour, so find an alternate source of entertainment while it is rewriting the hard drive. NOTE IF THE START MENU DOES NOT LOAD, OR TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO LOAD, JUST BRING UP THE TASK MANAGER WITH CTRL+ALT+DELETE, AND UNDER THE APPLICATIONS TAB, SELECT START NEW TASK, AND TYPE IN ';system restore'; note that it could take a while to start up, so just be patient and wait. once it does, then just follow the steps I gave you. and also if you wipe the memory, the trojan will come off, along with everything else on the drive, including windows, so you're going to need to reinstall it. BUT ONLY DO THAT IF THE SYSTEM RESTORE METHOD FAILS.


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    having gone through the same problem with my sister's laptop. ******************note that once you go through this it should be fine, but it never hurt to be cautious. once you're back in, the first thing you should do is download firefox, it's safer and faster than internet explorer. then once you download that, get the mcafee siteadvisor plugin, this handy little piece of s*** will tell you if a site is safe to use or not, I find it very useful. the next step would be to update your antivrus software, and update it, and then run a scan. although if it let this happen, I suggest kicking it to the curb and getting something more trustworthy, like kaspersky or bitdefender. and then this somewhat unnecessary, but itll help you a bit. GO TO THE START MENU AND TYPE IN msconfig, then click on the startup programs tab. turn off anything you don't need to start up, like itunes, shareaza, limewire, and the like. BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS OR IF IT SOUNDS IMPORTANT, THEN LEAVE IT ALONE. and also delete any apps and programs that you never use, like if you don't use bittorrent anymore. and FINAL STEP is to set the appearance of everything so that it looks like windows 2000. turn off unnecessary effects like transparent windows and all of those effects. it might not look as good, but what matters more to you? performance, or speed? once you're done with all of this, you should be good to go. hope that helps!!!!! ^____________________^
    Well, your going to have to go and search for everything you want to delete. Or completely erase everything on your computer. Which is called formatting it. If you format your computer you would have to reinstall your operating system also.





    http://www.ehow.com/how_6026_format-hard-drive.html
    I would love to know the real reason why people ask these questions......WHAT YOU BEEN LOOKING AT PERV LOL





    top tip!!!!!


    take hard drive out hit for 10mins with large hammer then burn for 30mins. Then dig big hole throw charred remains in hole, back fill with ton of concrete... sorted
    You can restore your computer to it's factory settings either by using the backup disk's that came with your pc or pressing F8 on computer boot up and selecting 'Computer Repair'
    If you want to wipe it completely, including the operating system, then try Darik's Boot And Nuke: http://www.dban.org/
    download ';Boot and Nuke'; harddisk wipe, it wipes all data behond recovery.





    Note...it took 12hrs to wipe my 235 gig harddrive
    Format the hard disk.





    Or if you know what are your private data, manually delete it.
    You can search DOD wiping software on google.
    Change the hard drive.
    throw it out of a really high window
    get a DOD wiping software..

    Why can't I hear clear music on my computer with headphones?

    I've tried different headphones but the audio jack?port? seems loose. Is it burnt out or is it just because it's an old computer ?Why can't I hear clear music on my computer with headphones?
    it could be faulty audio drive, headphone. Maybe audio drive wasn't properly installed? or sound is muted?





    You should contact computer repair center for best results. Or you can ask a help from you friend that good in computers





    Good Luck