re: Using the Recovery Disk to prep this computer before giving it to someone else Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 11:52 am Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Wanda (7 messages posted) Well, I just put my computer back together again..hard job lifting the monitor and modem. I can't believe that I didn't need a new computer. My IBM is 93% systems free and the disk space is 88% free. I sure can't throw this computer away. Thanks for your input and support. Wanda On Monday, June 11, 2007 at 2:08 pm, gewg_ wrote: >|I've been given the impression that computers just get "used up".. >| Wanda >| >If you aren't *purposely* creating files >(saving pictures, writing papers, installing programs, etc.), >then any "used" disk space should be considered to be *temporary* files. >Any of that can easily be reclaimed. > >|my AOL would send a message that they couldn't connect me >|because I had no disk space left. >| >I described how to reclaim your Internet Cache space (1 of the 4 categories); >cleaning out that single category should cure the bulk of your problem. > >|the defrag never seemed to work... >|I'd leave it on all day, and, yet, it would only register a 1% completion >| >"Defrag (or Scandisk) Stalls" >http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1123187486 > >|Oh well, I do have the new one[...] >|I had intended to give my old one to a 12 yr. old boy in my neighborhood[...] >| >Ah. That data point wasn't previously mentioned. >If, instead of giving their perceived *solution* to a problem >and asking how to implement that, >folks would instead describe the *actual* problem and/or circumstances, >a lot of false starts could be avoided. > >|[...]IF the recovery disk had brought back some space. >| >Yes, the wipe-and-reinstall that the Recovery Disk will do is apt for that instance. >Any of your personal data (e.g. social security number, credit card numbers) >will *pretty much* be cleaned off the hard drive >and a fresh installation of Windows and of the bundled programs will be done. > >If *I* was giving away / selling a computer, I would do a FOR-SURE wipe >of the drive >--that is OVERWRITE (with gibberish) all the existing files / disk space. >http://www.google.com/search?q=Darik's.Boot.and.Nuke >FORMATting does *NOT* destroy data absolutely >and disk space that is supposedly "blank" can still contain recoverable data; >a "Wipe" utility like DBAN is the proper way to do this. Written in response to: Using the Recovery Disk to prep this computer before giving it to someone else (gewg_: Monday, June 11, 2007 at 2:08 pm) Responses to this message: re: Using the Recovery Disk to prep this computer before giving it to someone else (gewg_: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 1:36 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] using IBM Recovery disk (Wanda: Sat, Jun 9, 2007, 5:21 pm) re: using IBM Recovery disk (gewg_: Sat, Jun 9, 2007, 7:24 pm) re: using IBM Recovery disk (Wanda: Sun, Jun 10, 2007, 7:23 pm) Trying to free up hard disk space the least practical way (gewg_: Sun, Jun 10, 2007, 9:23 pm) re: Trying to free up hard disk space the least practical way (Wanda: Mon, Jun 11, 2007, 12:17 pm) Using the Recovery Disk to prep this computer before giving it to someone else (gewg_: Mon, Jun 11, 2007, 2:08 pm) re: Using the Recovery Disk to prep this computer before giving it to someone else (Wanda: Tue, Jun 12, 2007, 11:52 am) re: Using the Recovery Disk to prep this computer before giving it to someone else (gewg_: Tue, Jun 12, 2007, 1:36 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum