what is whipeing out my computer?

Question

and what dose it do?

Answer 1

erases ur harddrive .. or deletes the partitions ..

Answer 2

I'm sorry; I want to help you, but I don't have enough information to answer this question. You might want to re-post this, with some more information, such as:

* What, exactly, is your computer doing/not doing?
* When does it happen?
* How long has this been happening?
* Did you change something or install something right before it happened the first time?
* When your computer has a problem, will it do anything at all? If so, what?

Edit: Why am I getting thumbs-down just for requesting more information? "Whipeing out a computer" doesn't have much meaning, correct? It could be the OS, a virus, hard drive failure, power supply problems, spyware... More info is needed to get any kind of reasonable diagnosis, people! :o)

Answer 3

If you mean that you are having trouble with your computer you need to be a LOT more specific in the description of the problems you are experiencing.

*** "Wiping a Drive" means that a program is used from DOS to overwrite all data on the a hard drive with a certain number of 'passes' of zeros and ones. If done correctly, it renders the data on that drive un-recoverable (in MOST cases). This makes the drive able to be RE-FORMATTED again by installing an Operating System such as Windows, Mac, or Linux on it.

BTW: partitions are part of 'data' on a hard drive. When 'wiping a drive' as described above, ALL data is 'erased' from (more ACCURATELY, __covered up__ on) that hard drive.

To learn more, visit these sites:

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/advice/20030711a1.asp

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2005/11/wipe_your_hard_.html

Answer 4

Formatting removes the file structure but does not immediately affect your data. By removing the file structure windows does not see the data and overwrites it as it needs space for new data.
"Wiping" a drive or file over writes data to the drive, rendering the data useless and unrecoverable.
This can be done to an entire drive with programs like Digital Dolly, (With uses Derek's Boot and Nuke) or KillDisk, which are both freeware utilities.
"Quick Wipe" overwrites one time.
"DoD Wipe" (Department of Defense) over writes information 7 times.
"Gutman Wipe" over writes 38 times. This is for the "Black Helicopter Paranoid" crowd.

Answer 5

VIRUS REMOVAL PROCESS:

do this OFFLINE

trash likes to hide in your restore system,so every time you clean up your computer and you use system restore,it restores the trash along with everything else !
turn off system restore:
XP:
start--all programs--accessories--system tools--system restore
check the off box

Vista:

right click computer icon
select properties
select system protection
uncheck os ( c: ) ( system )

alerter & messenger services:
stop messenger spam !!

XP only:
all programs--administrative tools--services
all services are in alphabetical order,right click both alerter & messenger services--select properties--from drop down menu,select disable

Active X:
XP ONLY
internet explorer--tools--internet options--security--advanced
uncheck download unsigned--unsafe--autoprompt

CLEAN UP:

delete history:

XP & Vista:

internet explorer--tools--internet options--general:
click delete history--temp files & cookies
set days to keep history to 0

Prefetch folder:

XP:
start,my computer,disk drive ( c ),windows,prefetch
click view
select "select all"
press delete key on keyboard

Vista:

same thing except my computer is now plain ole computer

Security:

block spyware cookies:
XP:
either from your desktop shortcut or all programs or start page [ lol,MS is all about redundency ]
internet explorer--tools--internet options--privacy--advanced--override
check allow 1st party cookies,block 3rd party [ spyware ] cookies

Vista:

same way as XP

manage your cookies [ with screenshots ]
http://managecookies.diaryland.com

ActiveX:

XP ONLY

internet explorer,tools,internet options,security tab,advanced tab
uncheck download unsigned, not safe & automatic prompt

now return to system restore and select create a new restore point,name the point [ new ? ] and you're set to go

go online and:

download/install/update & run spybot spyware remover,avast anti-virus,regseeker,avg anti-rootkit,rootkit revealer,firefox 2.0.0.4 web browser from

MENU
Acessibility Help,anti-virus--anti-spyware,Browser FIREFOX 3.0a5pre [ experimental ] & 2.0.0.4
Buddy Browser,a child safe web browser for children,clean up instructions,desktop helpers,firefox extensions installed,firewall,Multi Media Files,registry cleaners,SECURITY,Link Checkers,Ect

http://browseraddons.friendpages.com

Answer 6

It's completely erasing everything on your computer. Windows, programs, files, everything. And if you dont even know what it means you probably shouldn't be doing it.

Answer 7

A virus prbly and you have to get an expensive sftwr to fix this.

Answer 8

You are probably talking about formatting your hard drive. That will completely erase all data on it (documents, pictures, Windows, etc.).

Answer 9

Reinstalling from the initial media.

Answer 10

it depends what type of computer do u have and whats istalled on it

it can be many things