Reformat Toshiba Z20t

see https://thomsoneu.blogspot.com/2017/06/restoring-toshiba-z20t-notebook.html

1.  Backed up everything to external hard drive

 2.  Did the restore and delete my files thing
Setting>Update & Security>Recovery
choose "Remove Everything"

3 Install Microsoft Office 365

4 Install open source programs from Ninite.com
   7zip
   firefox, Chrome
   Notepad++
   Windirstat
   K-lite Codecs
   VLC
   GIMP
   Classic Start
   PDF Creator
   Foxit Reader


5 Install non Ninite programs
   Adobe Acrobat Reader (Be very careful not to accept the dodgy spam includes)
    E-Drawings Viewer.    http://www.edrawingsviewer.com/
    Screen Hunter  http://www.wisdom-soft.com/downloads/downloadfiles.htm

6 Thunderbird - Install & Configure

Downloaded & installed Thunderbird mail client.
On first run it pops up a wizzard
a.  Said no to create a new account
b.  Mail Account Setup
     Your Name:  Frank Thomson
     Email_Address: frankt2010@gmail.com
     password:   xxx
     Remember password ticked
It says looking up configuration editor etc etc etc
Configuration found in Mozilla ISP database
c.  Select the IMAP (remote folders) option.  Click Done.  And wow there are my folder and it is busy trying to download all sorts of things.

d Fix the email address - Change to frank.thomson@syndetic.com.au
   Tools>Account Settings
       Account_Name:  frankt2010@gmail.com  -> left as is
       Your Name: Frank Thomson
        Email Address:    frankt2010@gmail.com  -> frank.thomson@syndetic.com.au
       Reply-to-Address: (blank)   -> frank.thomson@syndetic.com.au

e SIGNATURE
  Tools>Account Settings
  in the signature text box in the middle of the window, add:
Frank Thomson
Director
Syndetic Pty Ltd
4 / 20 Cansdale St
YERONGA 4104 Brisbane Australia
Tel +61 7 3255 8900, Mobile +61 414 329 164, Fax +61 7 3255 8901

f Fix default reply to behaviour -
   Tools>Account Settings>

   Select "Composition and Addressing", Then,
    Drop down Box, select "Start my reply above the quote"
    OK
g Address Book Synchronisation
   Tools>Add ons>
    gContactSync (Google Contact Sync)
    Restart Thunderbird
    Window popped up: "Welcome to the gContactSync Wizard"
        Use an existing account....
        Sign in.
        Allow access
        Address Book to synchronize:
        Groups and Contacts to Synchronize: All groups and contacts
        Pick the direction for synchronization:  complete
        Clear the box - skip contacts without an email address (to get all)
    Tools>Addons > Extensions.
    Under Zindus, click Options.
        New window opens with nothing in he accounts box.
        Click Add

h. Thunderbird Calendar
Give up on Lightning. that seemed to have been installed automatically.  "Removed" it.
Down load extension "Open Google Calendar" - It just worked.  I did not even have to reenter my credentials.

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7 Remove wakeup Password
Start>Settings>Accounts>Sign-in options
Require Sign in (Drop down box at the top) --> Never
PIN  -->  "Remove" 
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-windows-10-requiring-password-when-resuming-sleep
a. Open Settings.
b. Click on Accounts.
c. Click on Sign-in options.
d. Under "Require sign-in," choose Never from the drop-down menu to complete the task

Press Win+R, enter "netplwiz", which will open the "User Accounts" window.
Un Check the “Users must enter a username and password to use this computer” option and
click Apply.
Restart your computer and the system should not prompt you to enter your password at the login screen.
This is obviously less secure.


8  Brother P-Touch 9800
Get the driver and the ptouch editor from
http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=au&lang=en&prod=9800neas&os=10011
Select "Brother peer-to-peer network printer"

P-touch Editor5.x
PT-9800PCN Printer Driver

9  IMAGE RESIZER
http://www.bricelam.net/ImageResizer/

10 Remove Microsoft Teams
What a pain in the ass.  Where did it even come from.  When I boot my computer up comes this thing wanting me to log into microsoft teams.  Sounds like google plus from a different multi national.
Start>Control Panel>Programs and Features>
Find microsoft teams.
Click uninstall.
ahh.  Reboot just to be sure,
aghhh it's come back again and again
fixed here
https://thomsoneu.blogspot.com/2019/03/stop-microsoft-teams-opening-on-startup.html

11 XAMPP

Download and install
Run XAMPP & Configure PHP
Make these changes
post_max_size = 8M   Unchanged
upload_max_filesize = 2M   -> Changed to 8M