Need to wipe all of my data from my Computer, but keep Win7.

TehBurdishLemun · Jul 20, 2014

I'm selling my PC online (Ebay), so I need to completely wipe everything on it, but keep Win7. The install disc I used for it was an OEM version, thus can only be used once.

How can I go about doing this?

(Not sure if this belongs in this category)

zeyuanfu · Jul 20, 2014

TehBurdishLemun :

The install disc can be used on 1 PC, not once. It is tied to that computer.

Hope I helped

TehBurdishLemun · Jul 20, 2014

zeyuanfu :

Well now I feel stupid.
But how would that work if I completely wiped the HDD (as in everything, including the OS)?

zeyuanfu · Jul 20, 2014

TehBurdishLemun :

zeyuanfu :

Well now I feel stupid.
But how would that work if I completely wiped the HDD (as in everything, including the OS)?

Don't feel stupid!
Move everything you want to keep on a USB flash drive and reinstall Windows

TehBurdishLemun · Jul 20, 2014

zeyuanfu :

TehBurdishLemun :

Don't feel stupid!
Move everything you want to keep on a USB flash drive and reinstall Windows

There's nothing I want to keep, as I haven't had it long enough or used it long enough to have anything of value on there.

How would I go about wiping the HDD completely?

zeyuanfu · Jul 20, 2014

TehBurdishLemun :

zeyuanfu :

There's nothing I want to keep, as I haven't had it long enough or used it long enough to have anything of value on there.

How would I go about wiping the HDD completely?

Go into the Windows install, when you get to the part where you choose which disk to install Windows on, click your disk and click format. Then, exit Windows install.
Hope I helped!

Cristi72 · Jul 20, 2014

Hello,

Unfortunately your Win license is an OEM one, so it is tied to your hardware. You can sell your PC and the license together, or you can install your OEM on your new system and try to reactivate the new installment by phone, but you'll enter into some kind of grey zone because they could ask you the RMA documents (the reactivation process can be made if you can provide proof for motherboard/HDD damage).

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