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How do I erase everything in my computer?
daywane:
I thought you wanted to know how to permanently erase the hard drive.
format will still keep info on the drive and files still can be recovered kill disk is the only program I know that will really wipe the hard drive clean
MonitorGuru:
Yes, BootItNG has "write 0's" as well as "secure erase" IIRC. Format will not remove anything, You can easily recover every bit written to that drive if you do that!
SirPeale:
Read again. He just wants to start fresh.
1) get bootdisk, pref. Windows 98SE. http://www.bootdisk.com
2) Boot from disk.
3) at prompt, type:
FORMAT C: /s /u
That will get you a bare, bootable drive.
Thenasty:
if you really want to destroy it, just put under the fireplace and cook it up. Still that probably won't erase everyhing so, the best way, open it up and hammer the platters, hmmm even then it might still be recoverable.
javeryh:
heh, yeah I just want to start fresh - there's nothing incriminating I'm trying to get rid of or anything so no fireplace or hammers ;). Basically, I want as little as possible on the hard drive so the rest of the memory and processing power can go towards storing and running games. I'll try the bootdisk method I guess...
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