you could never ever be to 100 % sure that you fetch all viruses, etc. !
So my advice (in case you got an recovery partition with an full configured and imaged win installation in):
1. backup C:\Users (complete folder) to an external disk (maybe disk d: ..., too)
2. virus scan only that backup from the previous step
3. take a screenshot of what applications/drivers are installed
4. recover the laptop
maybe there is a Bios Boot key/Option or a Program in your start menue (=> maybe vendor forum, ,,,)
5. cherry pick the user files (NOT directories !) from your backup and restore them to the right folders
- YOU NEVER EVER SHOULD copy the complete old c:\Users to new C:\Users (it won't work !)
- an application with dual Windows for directories "TotalCommander" (Win) or MC (Linux) could help
- user generated files mainly are under:
C:\Users\<nephew-user-name-here\{Documents,Downloads, Pictures, Videos,...???}
C:\Users\<nephew-user-name-here\\AppData and mostly \Roaming
C:\Users\Public\
D:\ E:\ ???
6. run update for windows/application/driver (vendor drivers are meant NOT M$'s)
7. install a virus scanner
8. think about a backup strategy
IF don't have an recovery partition:
same as before, but for 4. you need to install by hand: windows, driver, application
according to 8.: you will for sure be triggered to think about an backup strategy afterwards, don't give up !
;-)
P.S:
if it's an ASUS: shortly I read about that the app installer distributes malware, etc. !!!
P.P.S.
persuade your nephew to run linux (F30) with maybe window in an VM on the laptop shortens to above work too !
Backup the recovery partition and the disk layout then.
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