I recently received a Hewlett Packard Pavilion P6-2108P desktop computer for recycling. This is a dual core computer with eight gigabytes random access memory and a one terabyte hard drive. I always wipe computers I receive for recycling with Darik's Boot and Nuke.
Also, I perform a fresh installation of whatever operating system the computer came with. Older Microsoft Windows operating system based computers come with certificate of authenticity stickers on them. This way I do not need to buy a new license and can just enter the serial number and then activate that Microsoft Windows operating system.
This computer had a Microsoft Windows seven Home Premium operating system sticker. Microsoft Windows seven operating system installations are pretty straight forward. You will need either a Microsoft Windows seven operating system digital video disc read only memory disc, universal serial bus flash drive, etcetera.
Microsoft Windows seven operating system will be supported at least until 2020 by Microsoft corporation. Dual core computers have lost value in recent years. However, I am still able to sell them on Craigslist, eBay, Amazon, etcetera.
Microsoft Windows seven updates are still slow as ever. Also, I usually install Microsoft Security Essentials anti-virus software. Making sure the integrated Microsoft Windows operating system firewall is enabled is part of a to do list.
I use either Driver Pack or Snappy Driver installer to install hardware drivers. These two applications save me quite a bit of time loading drivers. If not for these two applications, I would have to search on the Internet for drivers manually.
I always install Microsoft Windows seven operating system with service pack one. This process usually does not take that much time. However, waiting for the Microsoft Windows seven operating system security updates to install takes quite a bit of time.
Also, this is a good way to perform a burn in test so to speak. Normally, by the time I finish installing Microsoft Windows operating system including all security updates, any major problems with recycled computers could have been noticeable. Once I am completed with the operating system installation then I usually leave the computer powered on for at least twenty four hours.
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