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1956 Need Computer Expert's help 03-19-2013, 06:42 PM
MattInTheHat computer repair guysshould... 03-19-2013, 06:52 PM
1956 thank you never thought of... 03-19-2013, 06:57 PM
jghilino start it in safe mode and... 03-19-2013, 06:59 PM
NewbyScrapper PM sent. Google, is your... 03-19-2013, 07:10 PM
Phantoms001 I agree, you can download a... 03-19-2013, 08:00 PM
twmart First thing you should do is... 03-19-2013, 07:23 PM
1956 We will, thanks for your input 03-19-2013, 07:46 PM
ron22 If they came from a govement... 03-19-2013, 07:48 PM
mikeinreco I buy thousands of computers... 03-19-2013, 08:14 PM
Bear check for a recovery... 03-22-2013, 10:09 AM
billygoat Download dban and burn it to... 03-22-2013, 10:19 AM
Bear doing a full recovery from... 03-22-2013, 10:34 AM
billygoat From what I read all it will... 03-22-2013, 10:55 AM
Bear a full recovery wipes it... 03-22-2013, 11:00 AM
drozenski No a full recovery does not... 03-22-2013, 11:12 AM
Bear Think of your post like a... 03-22-2013, 03:47 PM
billygoat This will explain it better... 03-22-2013, 04:28 PM
Rogue I normally just hook the... 04-03-2013, 11:34 AM
ROKrecycling For us old timers who... 04-03-2013, 06:40 PM
Jeremiah There's a really easy way... 04-04-2013, 05:52 AM
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    Download dban and burn it to a CD. Then start the computer up after hooking up a monitor, keyboard and mouse. As soon as it boots up, put the CD in and restart. dban should load and you can wipe the hard drive clean.



    Don't play around. Reinstalling an OS like Windows or Linux won't be enough. Wipe them clean before you do anything else. Then you can format the hard drives and install an operating system. But unless you are licensed by Microsoft, install a lightweight Linux system like Precise Puppy or **** Small Linux. Let the next guy worry about installing Windows and registering it, if that's what they want to do.

    Edit: Didn't know a word would be censored. The censored word is like one step worse than saying "darn." It really is the name of the operating system.
    Last edited by billygoat; 03-22-2013 at 10:22 AM.
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