Recent content by Airlane1979

  1. Airlane1979

    Windows 10 Deleting my administrator account

    Preparing to give away my old Win 10 laptop, I reset Windows which deleted all my files. Finally, I need to delete my administrator account so no trace of my ownership remains. How?
  2. Airlane1979

    Windows 10 Resetting process stuck at 99%

    Preparing to give away my old Win 10 Toshiba Satellite laptop, I used the Windows Reset>Remove tool to wipe the drive and reinstall Windows. It's been stuck on 'Resetting this PC 99%" for at least twelve hours. Is there a known solution?
  3. Airlane1979

    USBview shows more ports than exist. Why?

    While troubleshooting a misbehaving USB port on my Toshiba Satellite Windows 10 laptop, I installed the USBview utility for the first time ever. The port magically came back to life but I am curious: my laptop has 3 USB ports (2 of USB2.0 ,one of USB3.0) but the USBview screen shows seven USB...
  4. Airlane1979

    Windows 7 How can I keep Win 7 on an old laptop I'm giving away?

    I bought an old HP Presario running Win 7 last year from a local used-computer shop. Now I want to either sell it or give it away on Freecycle. Naturally, I need to wipe all personal data beforehand. The laptop came with Win 7 installed but no discs or anything to use to reinstall it. How can I...
Back
Top Bottom