Comments on: Terry’s Computer Tips newsletters April 26th http://blog.terryscomputertips.com/2009/04/26/terrys-computer-tips-newsletters-april-26th/ Tips and News for PC Users Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:09:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Beauty Muganiwa http://blog.terryscomputertips.com/2009/04/26/terrys-computer-tips-newsletters-april-26th/comment-page-1/#comment-12038 Beauty Muganiwa Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:48:44 +0000 http://blog.terryscomputertips.com/?p=1026#comment-12038 I found the tips you provided on Word 2007 very helpful to me for I could not just figure out where to locate this or that before. Thanks so much. I found the tips you provided on Word 2007 very helpful to me for I could not just figure out where to locate this or that before.

Thanks so much.

]]> By: ron http://blog.terryscomputertips.com/2009/04/26/terrys-computer-tips-newsletters-april-26th/comment-page-1/#comment-12037 ron Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:40:11 +0000 http://blog.terryscomputertips.com/?p=1026#comment-12037 Between Hen999's suggestions there are also freeware tools that will wipe/overwrite the unused space, where formerly deleted files live. Depending on what type of information you had on the HD, if it is sensitive enough to you, or you are really paranoid/concerned and you have the Windoze install disks, it may be easiest to simply buy a small new HD. They are cheap enough these days. And thoroughly trash the old HD. There are lots of fun YouTubes showing inventive ways of doing that. Between Hen999’s suggestions there are also freeware tools that will wipe/overwrite the unused space, where formerly deleted files live.

Depending on what type of information you had on the HD, if it is sensitive enough to you, or you are really paranoid/concerned and you have the Windoze install disks, it may be easiest to simply buy a small new HD. They are cheap enough these days. And thoroughly trash the old HD. There are lots of fun YouTubes showing inventive ways of doing that.

]]> By: Hen999ry http://blog.terryscomputertips.com/2009/04/26/terrys-computer-tips-newsletters-april-26th/comment-page-1/#comment-12036 Hen999ry Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:56:26 +0000 http://blog.terryscomputertips.com/?p=1026#comment-12036 If you're concerned about someone using an "undelete" program to restore your personal files when you dispose of a computer, you can use VIPRE's secure file eraser to completely erase them. If you want to wipe out the whole disk, use a program like "Active@ Kill Disk" or "CopyWipe". If you’re concerned about someone using an “undelete” program to restore your personal files when you dispose of a computer, you can use VIPRE’s secure file eraser to completely erase them.

If you want to wipe out the whole disk, use a program like “Active@ Kill Disk” or “CopyWipe”.

]]> By: Ken Kennedy http://blog.terryscomputertips.com/2009/04/26/terrys-computer-tips-newsletters-april-26th/comment-page-1/#comment-12035 Ken Kennedy Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:05:27 +0000 http://blog.terryscomputertips.com/?p=1026#comment-12035 Re: 5. Deleting Everything But Windows from a Used Laptop You wrote, She can just start in Control Panel > Add and Remove Programs. There, she'll find programs there that she can select and remove. After that, it's ok to remove the corresponding folders under C:\Program Files. Might I recommend RevoUninstaller to more effectively remove programs. Windows and program uninstallers generally leave bits and pieces of the program on the hard drive such as folders (see above), but more commonly Registry entries. RevoUninstaller (freeware) initially will run the program's uninstall routine or the Windows uninstaller as appropriate. Then it searches for leftovers, and allows you to decide which to delete. In my experience, it ALWAYS finds something, as I use the "Advanced" mode. Based on research, and reassurance from mega-gurus, I have deleted literally thousands of Registry entries on my own and others' computers with no problems. Yet! I have read many positive reviews of this program, and have yet to see a negative review, or a report that Revo screwed things up. I assume that its wholesale deletion of Registry entries has sped up thousands of computers around the world. http://www.revouninstaller.com/ freeware Ken Kennedy London, ON Re: 5. Deleting Everything But Windows from a Used Laptop

You wrote,

She can just start in Control Panel > Add and Remove Programs. There, she’ll find programs there that she can select and remove. After that, it’s ok to remove the corresponding folders under C:\Program Files.

Might I recommend RevoUninstaller to more effectively remove programs. Windows and program uninstallers generally leave bits and pieces of the program on the hard drive such as folders (see above), but more commonly Registry entries.

RevoUninstaller (freeware) initially will run the program’s uninstall routine or the Windows uninstaller as appropriate. Then it searches for leftovers, and allows you to decide which to delete. In my experience, it ALWAYS finds something, as I use the “Advanced” mode.

Based on research, and reassurance from mega-gurus, I have deleted literally thousands of Registry entries on my own and others’ computers with no problems. Yet!

I have read many positive reviews of this program, and have yet to see a negative review, or a report that Revo screwed things up. I assume that its wholesale deletion of Registry entries has sped up thousands of computers around the world.

http://www.revouninstaller.com/
freeware

Ken Kennedy
London, ON

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