2006-09-15 07:19:59 · 8 answers · asked by gwensellshomes 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
you can do 2 things hear
remove the power from the pc
1 is to take the pc into the center of the room
remove the cover .remove the hard drive then get the .only work person tool you will need for this job . open the tool box . take out your hammer . then put the hard drive on the floor
and take your hammer and crack it down verry hard many times on the hard drive till the hard drive is broken in bits then put the cover back on the pc and put in the paper pc for ,resale without hard drive.
or you can , download
System Mechanic professional 6
and run .
DriveScrubber® 2 <
you can download System Mechanic professional 6 ,free to use from
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2006-09-15 07:31:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Put in Windows 2000 or XP disc.
Let it boot from CD.
Choose start new installation
Delete and current partitions.
Turn computer off.
Or if you don't have one get a bootable Windows 95/98 diskette and boot to that. Then run fdisk and format from there.
But, if you are worried about any data there are still ways to retrieve it.
2006-09-15 07:23:06 · answer #2 · answered by EDCvod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Safest way...keep old harddrive and fit a new one..very simple and cost effective as it saves your valuable data from being retrieved.
There has been much in the news recently regarding huge stockpiles of old harddrives being used for fraudulent means in Nigeria.
If you can't refit your old harddrive in a spare bay or are changing to notebook or Mac, just buy a harddrive enclosure about $20/£10 and you can use old harddrive as portable external storage for new system.
Stay safe don't pass data onto friends or other family member you can't control who has access to your details.
Good luck
2006-09-15 07:31:46 · answer #3 · answered by ME*UK 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norton System Works has a wipe drive utility that will change every bit on the drive to a zero, effectively wiping it out. You can even put it in Department of Defence (DOD) mode and it does the same operation several times for added security.
Then you might re-install an operating system and what-not.
2006-09-15 07:30:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can do a reboot. What that would do is erase everything and re-install all the programs it originally came with. Usualy those CD's came with your computer when you first bought it.
2006-09-15 07:27:55 · answer #5 · answered by Vero 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Murder the hard drive first with a hammer, buy a replacement , install it if you need to and then sell it minus the hard drive
2006-09-15 07:25:42 · answer #6 · answered by **Xp_mAn_Xp** 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the problem is that after you delete all of your files off of the hard drive the person you sell it to can download "undelete software" and view all of your files.
undelete software
http://www.google.com/search?q=undelete+software
2006-09-15 07:23:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you shouldn't really sell your computer without buying a new harddrive and taking yours out.
giv/sell it to someone you trust and know.
2006-09-15 07:24:00 · answer #8 · answered by UKDealsBox.com 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋