Topic: I have a computer question I need answering

Erik !AltRitexT6 started this discussion 2 years ago #111,031

Without deleting system 32, how can I clean up a laptop like a factory reset for a phone?

I wanna give my slightly older laptop to my girlfriend but wanna clean it up thirst.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 29 minutes later[^] [v] #1,234,145

Just buy her a new one you cheapskate.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 17 minutes later, 46 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,146

Reinstall the OS.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 31 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,148

@previous (C)
Pretty much this, unless you think she'll take it somewhere to do a deep recovery or whatever it would be called, most of the data gets overwritten if you format it and do a clean install.

Erik !AltRitexT6 (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 10 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,150

@1,234,146 (C)
But what if I stole the laptop and don't have the windows key?

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,151

@previous (Erik !AltRitexT6)

> But what if I stole the laptop and don't have the windows key?

You can get a cracked windows key or just buy windows. Windows 10 Home keys are $10 bucks through 3rd party vendors, you’d just have to download an ISO of the install disc and burn the image to a physical disc or USB and then tell your bios to boot from the disk rather than HDD

How are you this dumb?

Anonymous C replied with this 2 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,152

@1,234,150 (Erik !AltRitexT6)
@previous (E)
If windows 10 has ever been installed on the machine you don't need a key, you just need an internet connection and it will self-activate by confirming hardware SN.

Alternatively, install Linux.

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Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 49 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,155

Why not just buy her a new laptop?

Anonymous C replied with this 2 years ago, 26 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,158

@previous (F)
Stealing it is much more affordable, and it sounds like he already got one.

dw !p9hU6ckyqw joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 32 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,163

Press the windows key and type reset. On Mac press command space and type the same

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 18 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,167

@1,234,148 (D)
You can also easily wipe the entire drive at the block level by running something like:

dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda

from a live linux usb distro. Then install whatever spyware microsoft OS one pleases.

Erik !AltRitexT6 (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 53 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,173

@1,234,163 (dw !p9hU6ckyqw)
Thank you. I will try it

Anonymous F replied with this 2 years ago, 39 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,175

@previous (Erik !AltRitexT6)
Just buy her a damn laptop.

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 2 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,181

@previous (F)
He can't, if he buys one of them a laptop, the other will be jealous and he can't afford two.

Anonymous H replied with this 2 years ago, 1 hour later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,182

@previous (I)
He can't afford one.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 12 hours later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,247

Interesting method of self-sabotage. Excited to see how this backfires spectacularly.

Erik !AltRitexT6 (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,234,269

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
How?

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