I am going to be selling my TR 2MP (any UK guys wanting an as new machine for a bag of sand let me know) and want to get rid of my details that are on the pc. Can I create a new user account and then delete my account ? I do not want to re install the OS as I do not have enough PC knowlage to start messing with this.

Any thoughts would be great.

Doesn’t require any pc knowledge..
Setting up the tr back into its purchase state is as simple as putting in 8 cds into the computer.
If you’ve made your recovery disks..
You just put the first one in…turn the computer on, and continue to put the rest in as it asks…

It’s pretty straightforward…and definetly simple

recovery disks ?

There’s a recovery wizard program on the the TR..
Which will make 9 recovery disks for you, so you can get the tr back to its original state.

http://www.siliconpopculture.com/sonytr/viewtopic.php?t=2276&highlight=recovery+cds

thanks, but isn’t there a quicker way? I just want to remove my own details from the machine, not wipe the thing.

How willing are you to take the chance that you leave something important behind?  Besides, whoever buys it from you would probably like the fresh install assuming they aren’t planning to wipe it clean themselves.

There’s your software, email setups, internet favorites (and cookies) as well as other temp files, and all your actual data.  Some of this might be deleted by zapping your user account but a lot of it might not be.

If I were selling my TR3A, I would run the restore, then run a program like BCWIPE on the drives to make sure there was absolutely no trace of my data.

It’s not like 9 discs are that expensive.  If you can, do it and run the restore.  Then you will be sure none of your data is there and you can hand over a factory fresh install.

You can even be nice and include the discs with the machine when you sell it.

i know you are right. i am just lazy. I will bite the bullet.