selling my computer and need to clear everything off of it and wipe everything out
2007-02-22 11:17:33 · 11 answers · asked by lilfreshness1992 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
what kind of computer do u have?
If it it a dell all u have to do is when you start it up and you see the dell logo push the F11 button and control and alt button a feww time and it take you to a screen that has some options and pick the one that says clear your ahrd drive.
2007-02-22 11:22:32 · answer #1 · answered by kidi_69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uninstall every program you installed.
delete all documents and music.
Delete Temp
Delete Cookies
Delete Prefetch
Clear History
Go to C; Drive
Delete Program files, that are not part of windows.
Run a Disk Cleanup
Defrag the drive.
Ready For Sale!
2007-02-22 11:33:28 · answer #2 · answered by bosox2312 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way is to reformat your computer. You can also buy software that will wipe out everything from your pc including the operating system.
2007-02-22 11:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by funkadelicroadie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you want to cormat your harddrive and start from scratch. the easiest way to do this is to have the operating sytem cd you want to install and put it in your cdrive and turn off the pc and turn it back on and it will lask you some questions about repairing or formatting and installing a fresh copy of windows and thats the one you want and just follow the directions.
make sure you have your original windows install disk and product key code. internethooked up and register windows when it finishes the install. that way you wont get reminded and then locked out
2007-02-22 11:32:37 · answer #4 · answered by cheri 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need more then a format, You need a bootable disk with some kind of wiping software. Just do a search on bootable wipe disk.
Such as
http://dban.sourceforge.net/
2007-02-22 11:31:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best bet is to do a complete reformat of the hard drive. Assuming you have XP, the installation CD has a utility on it for just that purpose.
2007-02-22 11:19:54 · answer #6 · answered by CyberCop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to lime wire .com download window washer go to the utility
option in there,within there is a option to erase your entire hard drive and its all free!
2007-02-22 11:28:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to start, control panels, add and remove programs and just delete everything then just start throwing things in the trash and then go to search in the start menu and type the word disk defragment, it takes a while but that will constrict all of your free space that you have then just start getting rid of all your personal stuff and empty recycle bin! GOOD LUCK!
2007-02-22 11:22:53 · answer #8 · answered by Scarlett 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Have a computer tech do it. It's too hard to explain.
2007-02-22 11:25:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well........u need to have an os on it so a windows disk is needed. use the disk to do a clean install on the partition.
Hope that helps!
2007-02-22 11:20:22 · answer #10 · answered by Connor S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋