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July 30th, 2002, 01:19 AM #1Ultimate Member
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How do I wipe a HDD running WinXP OS?
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Basically, how do i wipe a comp running WinXP, is it possible to stick in the win98se boot disk and delete all the partitions, then reboot, Format the whole drive, and reinstall WinXP, and by doing so the partition will also be done during the installation correct?
FYI - Getting rid of XP Home installing XP Pro.
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July 30th, 2002, 01:22 AM #2Senior Member
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yeah, what you said will work fine.
but the winxp cd can be used, rather than the win98 cd.Last edited by sven222; July 30th, 2002 at 01:24 AM.
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What he said.
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Excuse me? what do u mean by the win98 cd, i dont quite fully understand.
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I think he meant bootdisk.Originally posted by aznlurkerz
Excuse me? what do u mean by the win98 cd, i dont quite fully understand.
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Yeah.. I think he meant the boot disk. Just put in XP Pro. and install, follow the prompts to delet the current partion, it will ask you something like "Are you sure you want to install XP over the current partion" or something like that. If you say "YES", it will totally reformat you C Drive, and all info on it will be deleted, and XP Pro will be installed on it.
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sorry, I ment bootdisk
all these hitech names, give me a break
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July 30th, 2002, 06:15 AM #8shahaniGuest
Check this:
"Free Utility to Wipe Hard Disks Clean
Dan Rhoads wrote in about a disk utility that might be able to clean your hard drives. No, not from dirt! I wrote about how difficult it is for software to clean a hard disk of old data. There are a lot of places where "remnant" data can hide, and if you're trying to prevent people from gathering evidence on your computing activity, you certainly don't want those remnants lying around! You have to put this utility's files on a floppy and read the instructions carefully, but it seems to do the job. If you're into cleaning hard disks with a magnet or pulverizer, check out AutoClave to download your own FREE copy and save those disks from a premature death:
http://www.winxpnews.com/rd/rd.cfm?i...30TI-AutoClave "
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July 31st, 2002, 01:59 AM #9Ultimate Member
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Extremely simple. Boot from CD-Rom. All the options are then there.
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