Cleaning out work computer for new employee....

[PCDumbass]

Just wondering if there is a step-by-step outline of how to clean out Windows XP in preparation for a new employee to take my computer, without having to totally re-install Window XP.

Basically, I want to wipe out my favorites (and import them into my new PC), my website cookies, etc. All of my actual files are easy enough to remove, that's easy, it's just the footprints that Opera and IE6 leave behind that I'd like to make sure are wiped out.

Is there a step-by-step anywhere?

Thanks for the help!

-Rob
robpilgrim@gmail.com

 

[dcheng]

Wouldn't you be able to just create a new username? You can move all your items, then delete your directories when you delete the user.

 

[mechBgon]

If you have an IT department, this is their job If you don't, then put the hard drive in a different Win2000/XP computer, reformat the drive, then go Start > Run > cmd and run the command cipher /W:E:\ (if the drive ended up with drive letter E: ) and then take a snack break. Cipher will write three layers of encrypted junk onto the now-vacant partition. Now put the drive back in your computer and reinstall Windows on it. Fresh as a daisy

 

[Arsynic]

XP uses user profiles so when a new user logs in they don't have access to any other files on the computer except shared files and programs. To be safe though, you can log in as an Administrator (or another account that has Admin priviledges), right click on My Computer, select Properties, select User Profiles or User Settings (I can't remember), select your profile and delete it. Every file that you saved in your account will be deleted.

 

[PCDumbass]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
If you have an IT department, this is their job If you don't, then put the hard drive in a different Win2000/XP computer, reformat the drive, then go Start > Run > cmd and run the command cipher /W:E:\ (if the drive ended up with drive letter E: ) and then take a snack break. Cipher will write three layers of encrypted junk onto the now-vacant partition. Now put the drive back in your computer and reinstall Windows on it. Fresh as a daisy

Ya...it's a laptop :S

-Rob

 

[PCDumbass]

Originally posted by: Arsynic
XP uses user profiles so when a new user logs in they don't have access to any other files on the computer except shared files and programs. To be safe though, you can log in as an Administrator (or another account that has Admin priviledges), right click on My Computer, select Properties, select User Profiles or User Settings (I can't remember), select your profile and delete it. Every file that you saved in your account will be deleted.

Sounds like a plan...I do not want anything on my network drive to be affected though, just the crap on this PC.

-Rob

 

[PCDumbass]

Originally posted by: dcheng
Wouldn't you be able to just create a new username? You can move all your items, then delete your directories when you delete the user.

Perhaps I should look into this a little more, yes.

The new employee is not really "new", just new to this computer, he already has a profile on the network. I will still delete every file that has anything o do with my profile though, as was posted....Right Click on My Computer --> Profiles...etc...

-Rob