When a reset it done it leaves a fold called windows old. If I reset it twice is it leaving any files or is an old folder from the first time I reset it?

I want to reset my Windows and clear the drive. I plan to sell the PC and want to reset it for someone. But when it resets it makes you set up a user account. Is there a step in the process on the...

I sorted it out. I thought I had McAfee turned off and it had quarantined the file.

I have a new laptop and I am getting a notice that "there is not enough resources to complete this operation" whe I click an .exe fie to install and then Windows deletes the file. I have Windows 10...

Seems to be fixed. I thought it should change every time I restart. But its changing now. I created a second account. Then signed out and deleted that account.

Correct. It should be showing a new image each time I start the computer.

The lock screen background image is not working properly on startup. I have the lock screen set to show the spotlight image. When it starts it uses the same image. If I click the Windows button and...

The restore was able to fix it and now its working ok. Thanks.

Thanks I will give that a try. I think it has something to do with the start menu since it displayed that message. I have found there are repair tools also for the start menu.

When my computer started it said the start menu had an error and it would try to repair next time. I restarted it and office icons are gone. I can open a Word document but not launch the program. I...

I got it solved. I needed to turn off the compatibility mode and let it load. Took very long to start up. Copied the entire Windows Live Mail folder and pasted it in same location. This moves...

I know I just need to get it to load and then I can export my mail in the format for Outlook. I was able to get it to load but the emails were not there. I tried changing the compatibility mode and...

Also the little shield on the icon is there, and I have to click "yes" to run it. I am logged in as administrator. Would this be a hint to what's wrong?

I have a laptop that had Window 7 and I did the upgrade. Everything went fine. But Windows Live Mail will not load. I have tried reinstalling Live Mail, repairing, and deleting install folder and...

Thanks. So when everything gets installed, there is no need for keep my Win7 and Win 8 discs?

Going forward, if I need to reinstall I would be able to use my Windows 10 backup on USB and not have to go back to 8.1 or earlier? Do I have to keep Windows 8 and earlier Discs and Keys?

Thanks. Great article but didn't answer my specific questions. 10 pages and 95 posts. Post #61 came close to asking the same question.

I have a Windows 8 Disc and then I upgraded to 8.1 Can I wait for the release and then download the ISO file? My understanding is I would make a backup system image and repair disc of 8.1. Then...