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[millerxxx]

how do i erase the hard drive in w7
thank you

[boxtops]

why do you want to erase it?

[boxtops]

Do you want to use the drive again afterwards?

[millerxxx]

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[factor-fiction]

Is that Beethoven's 5th?
I can't see why you'd want to erase it

[millerxxx]

I am fed up of w7 I want to delete the hdd
before returning it to the shop
allpop ups
got it 2 weeks ago
ta

[Buenchico]

If you erase the hard drive you'll remove everything from it, INCLUDING Windows. (i.e. you'll have to reload Windows again AND all of your device drivers). Are you ABSOLUTELY sure that's what you want to do? If so, you can't do it directly from within Windows. You need to ensure that your computer's BIOS is configured to boot from a floppy disk or CD and then start your computer with such a disk, containing something like DBAN , already in the relevant drive.

[factor-fiction]

I think she doesn't want to keep the computer, Buenchico

[Buenchico]

If you only want to delete FILES that you've created on, or added to, the hard drive, such as documents, pictures, videos etc, you simply need to use a free program like File Shredder:
http://download.cnet.com/File-Shredder/3000-2144_4-10662831.html

[millerxxx]

thanks for the nice nfo
I willhave a go late

[ayshakarimpak]

To wipe a hard drive means to completely erase the drive of all information. Deleting everything does not wipe a hard drive and formatting does not [always] wipe a hard drive. You'll need to take an extra step to wipe the hard drive completely.

When you format a hard drive or delete a partition, you're usually only deleting the file system, making the data invisible but not gone. A file recovery program or special hardware can easily recover the information.

If you want to make sure that your private information is gone forever, you'll need to wipe the hard drive using special software.
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