How to delete all logins and pass

[coucou]

Hello,

I offer my old PC with WinXP Pro +Office 2003 + softwares to a caritative association.

I'm looking for how to delete all my logins and pass for Windows, IE8 (websites), Outlook 2003...

I'll appreciate any help

Regards

[submix8c]

1 - Boot to any Admin Account

2 - Create a New Admin User without Password

3 - Boot to Safe Mode (F8) and sign into Administrator

4 - Delete all accounts except the newly created account (#2 above) and the Administrator Account

5 - Remove Administrator Password

6 - Shut Down

Give it away. Next time it's booted, the New Account should Logon (no password) and they can do what they want.

Note: be sure to delete any/all files/folders you do NOT want them to have.

[davisonal]

For Windows XP , you have to perform following steps:-

• Go to Start -> Control Pane
  
• Click on User Accounts link.
  
• Select Account to change regions of the User Accounts window,, click on your Windows XP user name
  
• Choose the Remove my password link.
  
• Enter current password, in the text box on the next screen
  
• Click the Remove Password button to confirm removal of account password
  
• Close the User Account & Control Panel
  
• Windows XP password has been deleted. Now, Windows load automatically to your desktop without entering the password.
  

Edited May 20, 2011 by davisonal

[jaclaz]

Well, NO.

I mean it depends whether you care for your privacy or not, but the amount of info and data a malicious (or just a curious) user of that PC would be able to find on your hard-disk after you carried on the proposed procedure would probably surprise you.

The ONLY "safe" procedure is to wipe the disk with an appropriate software (CMRR Secureerase is advised) then either re-install the OSa nd apps or give the Charity Organization the install media and let them re-install.

If you don't want to do the above, AT THE VERY LEAST you should thoroughly defragment ( the built-in defrag utility is allright for this) the drive AND the Registry (a tool called NTREGOPT is advised);

http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

then use a software capable of wiping/blanking unused (actually unindexed) sectors.

This is one, wipe03:

http://www.myplanetsoft.com/free/wipehelp.php

http://www.myplanetsoft.com/free/wipehelp.php#space

or this:

http://www.myplanetsoft.com/free/wipespace.php

or sdelete:

http://technet.microsoft.com/it-it/sysinternals/bb897443.aspx

(you want to run it with the -c option, the -z one being pointless/unneeded):

http://forum.sysinternals.com/topic7607_post31810.html#31810

jaclaz

Edited May 20, 2011 by jaclaz

[coucou]

TNX guys for yr advices.

I'll try later next week.

In fact, I've No user login for Window. I'm looking especially to delete f Windows contacts, all Internet Explorer login/pass/codes , as well as for Outlook 2003 and Outlook Express email-address/pass

BTW, what about using CleanAfterMe

Regards

Edited May 20, 2011 by coucou

[jaclaz]

BTW, what about using CleanAfterMe

Sure, it is an excellent tool and it's use is anyway recommended , but it is aimed only to clean "ordinary" files and Registry entries.

Like, did you ever store on that hard disk (only examples ):

• some p0rn?
  
• or warez?
  
• or a plain Notepad .txt containing in clear text, all your accounts/passwords or credit card number/authentication code?
  
• or ever mailed to any of your intimate friend what you REALLY think of another friend's wife, or girlfriend or mother?
  
  

If you never did any of the above, you don't need any of the wiping I previously suggested.

If you did there are chances (that may range from "near zero" to "near certainty" depending on a number of factors, including "volume" of the above, "when" it happened, "normal" use you make of that PC, etc.) that part of these data is still recoverable/readable/viewable.

jaclaz

[coucou]

TNX jaclaz for this usefull info.

I think CleanAfterMe be enough for me

Regards