That may be so in theory (but a lot of the theory is very old, and applies to older-style MFM HDDs and the like). In practice, in this case, it would require (i) the would-be author to develop malicious intent, or pass the laptop on to someone who has that, (ii) the tecnical capability, and (iii) an expectation of useful 'pickings' - a worthwhile financial return.
Thanks everyone. In the end - and to get the job done - I created myself an admin profile on the laptop so was able to delete the original user’s profile. I’ve deleted any stray folders and installed a free word processing program.
For some reason, I couldn’t run CCleaner on the laptop, even though I copied it from a thumb drive.
Hoping the new owner will look at installing Linux, although it seems he isn’t interested in going online at all. I’m pretty sure he will just write his book and not be interested in developing any malicious intent.
Hello @janey6,
Excellent news, and you areVERYwelcome.
You need to installCCleaneror use thePortableversion => CCleaner - Portable
If it is ALREADY installed [ and you have the correct settings ], then try this . . .
[1] Open anElevated CMD Prompt[ Administrative ] by pressing theWin + Xkeys together and selectingCommand Prompt (Admin).
[2] Type the belowCommandin theElevated CMD Promptand pressEnter.
Code:cd %ProgramFiles%\CCleaner & Start CCleaner64.exe /auto
You might need to change the above if it is for32-bit.
I hope this helps.
Thanks. I copied CCleaner from the thumb drive to the laptop but it just wouldn’t open to install.
Not sure I have! I couldn’t find an option for 32 bit.
Go to the CCleaner builds page https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/builds
Download 'CCleaner - Portable (Zip file, no installer)'. Unzip it to a folder or a usb, you can run it from there without needing to install. It contains both CCleaner.exe (the 32-bit one) and CCLeaner64.exe.
I did that but when I try to run it, it says CCleaner.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
* Found an XP version!*
I hope you got it direct from download.ccleaner, if not (or if others need the XP version) there's a link for the portable version of v5.64 (last to support XP/Vista) here...
CCleaner & Win XP & Win Vista - CCleaner - CCleaner Community Forums
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