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re: Keep Programs but clean harddrive - Possible?
Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 3:50 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by TedG
(19 messages posted)
Bob/Peter
Thanks for all the replies I 'think' I'm a little wiser now. Don't know how Charlie
thought I was taking offence so apologies none intended.
The main things I wanted to make sure had gone were accounts and passwords etc as
I hear all the horror stories of these been accessed and the info used for fraud.
It seems that this can be done by just doing a clean install of XP.
Bob, I was a little confused by your last paragraph. Does eraser remove your OS System?
This is obviously not what I want and as you say would be very unhelpful if that
was the case.
Thanks again - Maybe PC's should come with an idiots guide to making them clean before
passing them on.
On Friday, March 28, 2008 at 10:19 am, bob wells wrote:
>Ted.
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>Don't know how this got to the level of CIA/Homeland security (LOL).
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>Eraser will perform the operations you requested. It's up to you to decide if Eraser
>will suit your needs.
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>Consider;
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>What's on the HDD you dont want anyone else to see?
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>What's the worst that could happen if your "Friend" should somehow acces the files?
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>How much personal information are you leaving behind in saving Programs/Updates,
>etc? You would be amazed.
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>The "BEST" advice is, wipe the drive and do a Clean install of WinXP/Updates/Programs...
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>Your Friend will also appreciate a Clean install, as it's nearly impossible, in
XP,
>(especially NTFS) to find and remove "ALL" references to previous owner.
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>If you choose to use Eraser, be sure to wipe Free space and "Slack Space", if that
>option is available.
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>FYI: Slack Space is the portion of HDD space allotted to a file, but unused, because
>the file, or part of a file, is smaller than the Disk Space reserved for it. (Not
>seen by the OS as Free Space)
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>You ARE providing the Appropriate CD's/Software with the Computer, Right? If not
>your "Friend" may not be a friend for long.
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>Are you prepared to help your friend out when he/she encounters problems? If not,
>Do Clean install, then run Eraser on Free & Slack Space before any Updates or Programs
>are Installed. (I believe eraser needs an OS installed)
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>BW
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>There's nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you.
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