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Gday

If the laptop happens to run Win7/8/10 .

Then I recommend to check out SPEEDFAN ,

an freeware app to control the CPU and GPU fan speed - http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php . Im yet to find a program that offers the SAME functionally on Linux platform

• One option might be flashing the bios and controlling the fan via BIOS

• or since the battery is dead , backup data from the 5400RPM 2.5" drive and look into an desktop ITX/SFF/mATX PC

There used to a a project called pdfedit but that does not seem to be maintained any more. Which is s shame as it was really but far the most detailed editor for pdfs, though the interface was clunky a little.

It is a pity GNOME foundation or someone could not take up development of it. It is GPL so...

Great List!

Another one I use on Win computers is 'Create Synchronicity'

http://synchronicity.sourceforge.net/

Opensource, very light on resources/download. Works well and I have used it with USB removable media even Network drives. scheduling built in and if you set it up it will even email you when a backup executes & completes!

Unfortunately the Linux version is beta.

Gday

Does the Remote person have

Video communications software on another computer , tablet or phone ?

eg.

Wire - https://wire.com/en/download/

or

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wire

Do they have a spare USB stick or blank DVD + Burner ?

With the limited amount of information I would suggest

Using the current windows install and creating a plain text file with password/logins they use , list of software they use and grab two USB sticks

1st USB sticks or USB3 hdd to backup data

2nd USB stick to burn Linux ISO onto it using rufus/etc

Make sure you record all the hardware , eg onboard intel GT1000 lan etc incase linux doesnt auto pick it up

Also ask user what daily driver account user name and pass be

Find out region and location - eg USA / LA

Find out TIME ZONE

ask user if internet is direct into windows box or via Router (Cable/DSL/Fibre/etc)

ask user if using static ip or DHCP

check yourself current IP assigned and if user is using any DNS settings

So fast foward

Get user to talk to you on another device , eg google hangout , skype , wire , mumble, etc

and use teamviewer to take control of main pc

Often ive also used abiword or notepad to commicate to users via teamviewer to ask them questions while not on phone/voip/video chat

Once data backup and settings found out

burn iso onto stick

Get user to reboot and ask them to read out each promot and tell them what to press

Once OS installed, get them to install teamviwer

get id and pass code

fix up linux

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That would be the way I would do it using my experince of fixing computers since 1988

Maybe other options exist , dunno

Wouldnt that be the logical approach ?

Other options would be get the person to goto a PC repair store or community lan event or linux user group that fix's pcs for free in that users region/country

I recommend Ubuntu Mate 17.10 for most cases if user fails to provide legit windows disc and legit serial

Gday

I gave this a go it works like a slow POS

Honestly for the COST of this program you WILL be better off with a hardware greenscreen solution eg If your in USA , USD$30 - https://www.amazon.com/LimoStudio-Chromakey-Backdrop-Background-AGG1777/dp/B017WNJS3M/