Restore to an earlier date or wipe & reinstall LL?

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[member=7067]JanetBiggar[/member]
Just to add some info to what moltke has posted...

1) I’m thinking on the ones running a Windows OS when possible I should first try LL dual boot I think it’s called to ensure that the computer WILL run LL. If it runs fine from the USB then go ahead and install LL as the only OS. Is my thinking correct or as long as it’s a computer and not a chromebook is the ability to have LL OS a “given”?

Couple things here; If booting from a USB, I'm assuming its the "Live" USB, this is a very good way to confirm. Then from within "Live" Environment you can install LL using the Install Icon on the desktop. If you install LL along side Windows this is a dual boot.
If the Live USB works satisfactorily then as you mentioned you could remove Windows..
I can't speak for the Chromebooks configs.

“The Catch” is - I have made a non-Mac bootable Dvd by downloading the ISO to my Mac which can then burn the ISO image to a blank dvd, but I have only one blank dvd available. I want to verify that it is possible to download the PC 32 bit ISO version of LL 3.6 to my Mac from the Linux lite site and then be able to burn the ISO like I have done in the past? (I have been successful with ISOs of Win XP, DBAN, etc.)

Yes you can see the manual for preferred method: https://www.freecinema2022.gq/manual/insta...ldvdusbosx
If you are using the Live USB you wouldn't need to create a CD (Live CD)

2) does going back to an earlier restore point and simply deleting/trashing any “added files or documents” make sense?

Totally up to you; but using the restore point does not require boot media which may be beneficial for your needs.

3) Lastly, one computer that was running Win 10 was returned to me as the youth could no longer get into it as apparently it was asking for an admin password....

As this is running Win10, it may have Secureboot and UEFI bios which will require an additional steps. See the following
UEFI: https://www.freecinema2022.gq/manual/start.html#uefi If not perhaps Plop??
PLOP: https://www.freecinema2022.gq/manual/install.html#plop


As the USB is configured as a boot device turning off SecureBoot in the Bios may allow it to boot - a CD/DVD configured to boot may run into the same if SecureBoot is enabled as the system will block an unknown/other boot entity..


If truly an admin password it may be a bios password which can be cleared https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000235.htm
But you may need to research make/model bios version for more specific.


Something else which may benefit your cause, in the LL Shop there is a Dual Architect (Dual Arch) USB that has both the 32 and 64 bit installer on 1 USB.