I used to get many old PC's every year, from friends and customers. To avoid all the pitfalls of a clean install, like not being able to find drivers, I just do this:
One: Go into the Control Panel/Users and create a new user for yourself, with Administrator Privileges.
Two: Log in as that new user.
Three: Go back into 'Users' and delete the old user.
That will remove all the files that were private to that old user, thus removing him/her from the PC, and leaving you as the Administrator and only user.
Then do a massive cleanup on the HD, removing all old Temp files, etc. "Disk Cleanup" can go a long ways to accomplishing that little chore. Personally, I use "Win Utils" to clean up the HD and Registry.
It only takes a little while, to remove the old user and make you the new Administrator, and clean out all the old junk. And then, you've got yourself a New Computer.
If you lived close by, I'd gladly do that for you. Any decent Tech could do it.
Good Luck Mate!
TM
