Ted

Eraser will remove whatever you tell it to. If you use Eraser on FREE and SLACK Space 
only, you will have wiped and overwritten everything BUT (EXCEPT-NOT INCLUDING) the 
Disk space used for the Files in the Operating System and Eraser.

Ricer46 gave you the Idiots guide. Clean install of the XP OS will suffice to protect 
your info in 90% of cases. Eraser is simply a little more insurance without much 
effort or expense.

Now, should your Box fall into the hands of the CIA-KGB-Homeland Security-Bell Labs 
(LOL)etc....etc...., you might have something to worry about. If that is of concern, 
install a new HDD,  (keep the old one*) before you pass it on.


One last note: DO NOT pass on any Backup you created on any Media (FLOPPY-CD-DVD) 
to the new owner. Let them create their own Backup/Recovery media.

BW

*you can use the old HDD as Storage/Backup for your new system. No One can access 
data they don't have access to.





There's nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you.

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On Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 3:50 am, TedG wrote:

>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.

>

>

> 

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