[NFBCS] Looking for some advice on how to properly retire a Windows laptop?

[David Andrews]

No, it can't be changed without breaking 
something else. It is the way your mail program 
handles things. We had to make changes to list 
settings, so places like Yahoo.com would accept 
our email and not think it is spam. Unfortunately 
some mail programs then do not display everything we are used to.

Sorry.

Dave

Dave

At 06:27 PM 8/11/2024, you wrote:
>On my phone, nfb lists still display the senders 
>name but on my Mac all nfb lists just say the 
>list name without the senders name does not show 
>up when I scroll through messages on my Mac I 
>would like the Mac to behave my phone. Any ideas 
>? Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 9, 2024, at 
>7:21 PM, Maurice Mines via NFBCS 
><nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > Hi  this  box 
>was store but so  no install media was 
>used  on  my part. > >> On Aug 9, 2024, at 
>23:04, Tom Moore via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: >> >> If you use the media creation tool 
>to create a reinstallation system on a >> usb 
>key you can reinstall the os on the machine 
>without any of your data, >> and this should be 
>good enough for most people. >> If you really 
>need to destroy the hard drive itself you will 
>need to open up >> the machine itself and take 
>the drive out and take a drill to it and have >> 
>some fun. >> >> Tom >> >> -----Original 
>Message----- >> From: NFBCS 
><nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Maurice 
>Mines via NFBCS >> Sent: Friday, August 9, 2024 
>6:38 PM >> To: NFBnet NFBCS mailing list mailing 
>list <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> >> Cc: Maurice Mines 
><maurice at mmines.org> >> Subject: [NFBCS] Looking 
>for some advice on how to properly retire a 
>Windows >> laptop? >> Importance: High >> >> 
>Hello everyone, I learned yesterday that a 
>request to actually replace my >> windows 
>machine was approved. This machine has mini 
>problems. Cheap among >> them a 
>dying      battery. >> >> My dilemma now is do I 
>completely wipe the machine so it's not to pass 
>along >> my personal Data, or is there an easier 
>way to prevent any of this from >> 
>happening. >> >> It appears that this system has 
>bit longer running on it which, I would >> 
>probably never do. Because this machine never 
>travels. I am from everything >> I've read 
>that's the only time you really want to encrypt 
>your hard drive is >> when flying or using the 
>machine in unfamiliar locations. >> >> Is there 
>any accessible dry wiping software, that can 
>delete all data on the >> drive most importantly 
>all of my personal information, and of course 
>any >> information that may have accidentally 
>been put on a while dictating notes, >> letters 
>etc. On behalf of our organization. Not that 
>anything we do is >> extremely secret but it 
>probably wouldn't be a good idea to shareing. I 
>am >> asking all these questions because I'm 
>running out of options and getting >> 
>frustrated. With the process of trying to make 
>sure that the old windows >> laptop doesn't 
>create issues for me or anyone else in the 
>future, assuming >> that I decide to give it to 
>say computers for the blind, or someone that 
>I >> know that really needs and older Windows 
>machine. >> >> I want to thank the list in 
>advance or any assistance, suggestions. Also 
>to >> just be clear this machine is not terribly 
>old it only is 2 1/2 to 3/4 years >> old. 
>Unfortunately a battery replacement appears to 
>cost a fortune. You have >> one tax on the 
>companies tech charge the battery charge etc. 
>And given the >> fact that this machine seems to 
>be running slower and slower every time I >> use 
>it it seems it's probably best to get ready for 
>the new one. I do have a >> functional laptop 
>for traveling and when I'm not here. That 
>machine is doing >> great. In fact I'm dictating 
>this email on machine. Have an outstanding >> 
>Friday night and weekend >> >> Maurice A. 
>Mines. >> President National Federation of the 
>blind def blind  division. >> US amateur radio 
>call sign,kd0iko. >> 
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