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To: Raptech who wrote (85751)	6/23/2014 8:18:58 PM
From: B.K.Myers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

CCleaner is free and has an option to "Wipe" Free space only (1 - 35 passes). B.K.

To: Raptech who wrote (85751)	6/23/2014 8:48:09 PM
From: SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

I use the portable version of this: pcworld.com Portable version here: portableapps.com

To: Raptech who wrote (85751)	6/24/2014 8:03:52 AM
From: PMS Witch	1 Recommendation Recommended By Mario :-) Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

Giving away a Windows computer. . . The ideal tool for this is Sysprep. techrepublic.com Sysprep is a program included with Windows. Its main use is for replicating computer systems in an enterprise environment. It works by removing all of the "personal stuff" on your system, but leaving the "system stuff" intact. After you do this, copies of this computer can be copied to other systems (with similar hardware, of course.) This is not what you want to do. You simply need to remove the "personal stuff" from your system. Once you do this, the first time the system runs, Windows will set up new User accounts, re-configure system settings, and re-establish default values (like wallpaper and screen savers). It will be a "clean" system, but all your installed programs (along with their keys and activation status) will remain. Note: Remove any programs you don't want before running Sysprep. Cheers, PW. P.S. My first recommendation would be to wipe the disk and re-install Windows -- assuming you have all your media, drivers, software, licenses, and keys available.

To: Raptech who wrote (85751)	8/11/2014 12:58:56 PM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 110652

Operating system XP re instal. I found when you do a fresh instal and then do the updates, before loading any other software, the operating system runs better. In fact I found it ran faster in a big way when I encountered other speed issues with an application. Rather then do the majority of the updates, you can do them in chunks as necessary. Service Packs One, Two and Three will do the majority of them. Although support has ended you can still download the service packs I think. windows.microsoft.com When you system has completely updated, then start adding your applications, or the daughters applications in your friends daughters case. I suspect her system will run better if it's done that way. i.e as per PMSW's second recommendation