refurbished PC for stealth

[panacea]

Hi,

I am planning to buy a refurbished PC to start my eBay Stealth account. I would like to confirm this is ok. Do I need to do anything else?

Thank you.

[Play]

Yes that's fine, just make a new user account.

You can also just restore back to factory settings if possible, will ensure it runs as smooth as possible (for your own benefit, nothing to do with stealth).

[slokor]

As long as theres no history to link you to any other accounts youre good to go.
New OS, new user account, factory reset - they'll all work to accomplish this.

[panacea]

Originally Posted by Play

Yes that's fine, just make a new user account.

You can also just restore back to factory settings if possible, will ensure it runs as smooth as possible (for your own benefit, nothing to do with stealth).

Thank you for the reassurance. I am getting paranoid now, probably not a bad thing when becoming a stealth user.

[panacea]

Originally Posted by slokor

As long as theres no history to link you to any other accounts youre good to go.
New OS, new user account, factory reset - they'll all work to accomplish this.

It will come with a new OS.thank you for your answer. I feel better now.

[SaiJin]

Oh yea, this is a great idea, saves you money from buying a new PC.

Again, just make sure that the OS is fresh then all you need to do is create user accounts and you're golden.

for OS I like sticking to Win 7 pro.
Not a big fan of 10

[Steveo036940]

Originally Posted by SaiJin

Oh yea, this is a great idea, saves you money from buying a new PC.

Again, just make sure that the OS is fresh then all you need to do is create user accounts and you're golden.

for OS I like sticking to Win 7 pro.
Not a big fan of 10

Agreed...
use Windows 7 which is why you always want to purchase refurbished PC's as all new PC's have Windows 10 installed. You'll save money too as refurbished PC's with windows 7 cost much less than new. I suspect that windows 10 leaks information throughout user accounts as Microsoft software is getting really invasive. Seems like every company is into the data gathering, sharing and spying game these days at the cost of everyone's privacy.

[panacea]

Originally Posted by Steveo036940

Agreed...
use Windows 7 which is why you always want to purchase refurbished PC's as all new PC's have Windows 10 installed. You'll save money too as refurbished PC's with windows 7 cost much less than new. I suspect that windows 10 leaks information throughout user accounts as Microsoft software is getting really invasive. Seems like every company is into the data gathering, sharing and spying game these days at the cost of everyone's privacy.

Thank you for the tip. it actually comes with a window 10! i will contact the seller if it is possible to have 7 instead. if not, i can purchase one on eBay. oh ebay, what a love and hate relationship!

[panacea]

Originally Posted by SaiJin

Oh yea, this is a great idea, saves you money from buying a new PC.

Again, just make sure that the OS is fresh then all you need to do is create user accounts and you're golden.

for OS I like sticking to Win 7 pro.
Not a big fan of 10

thank you saijin. i will make sure it is win 7 pro. (frankly i dont know the difference but i will take your word for it).

[james_112233]

What's wrong with portable browsers ? still working fine for me.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by james_112233

What's wrong with portable browsers ? still working fine for me.

Don't think there is anything wrong with them - just not right away for OP

[panacea]

Originally Posted by james_112233

What's wrong with portable browsers ? still working fine for me.

nothing wrong with the portable browsers. it just so happens that i am in need of a new computer anyway.