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re: Help on re-formatting my Gateway2000 hard disk
Friday, August 5, 2005 at 2:51 pm
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Posted by anu (240 messages posted)

After you fdisk or reformat your hard drive, you may want to check with the proper 
authority if it's okay to donate it with the Win95 OS installed. This will give more 
value to your gift because it is ready to use.







On Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at 12:43 pm, Ruth wrote:

>Can someone please help me. I am no expert in hardware (I only use the software) 

>so am scared to start.

>I now have a new computer and plan to donate my old Gateway 2000 PC system to Africa, 

>but before doing so, I wish to re-format the hard disk (C and D) - i.e. to wipe 
it 

>clean.   I have two of the original disks: "Universal Boot Disk"  and  "Win/95 Install 

>Disk version 1.02".

>I have already deleted all my files, but there must still be a lot of personal information 

>which I would not like to be accessible by anyone.  

>Please tell me what to do. Various programs on the internet say how to do it - but 

>none seem perfect  (e.g. I don't know where the "reset" button is).

>Help!   Ruth

Written in response to:: Help on re-formatting my Gateway2000 hard disk (Ruth: Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at 12:43 pm)

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All messages in this thread [show all]

Help on re-formatting my Gateway2000 hard disk (Ruth: Tue, Aug 2, 2005, 12:43 pm)

re: You don't need to find a reset switch (Kiwi: Wed, Aug 3, 2005, 8:14 pm)

re: You don't need to find a reset switch (Ruth: Sat, Aug 6, 2005, 10:44 am)

re: You don't need to find a reset switch (Kiwi: Sun, Aug 7, 2005, 6:17 am)

re: You don't need to find a reset switch (Ruth: Sun, Aug 7, 2005, 6:13 pm)

re: You don't need to find a reset switch (Kiwi: Sun, Aug 7, 2005, 9:21 pm)

re: Help on re-formatting my Gateway2000 hard disk (anu: Fri, Aug 5, 2005, 2:51 pm)

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