If I go into an old computer and restore the software to factory settings, will it delete documents and things like acrobat reader and Office?
When you factory restore a computer, you should expect a computer that functions like new as long as none of the hardware is damaged. You won't have any access to old files and programs. While, for all intents and purposes, the memory is deleted.. You have the Office disk, and you can just download Adobe.. Just in case ..
https://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
Download Belarc adviser.. Lets see what you have as far as ram [etc].
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