Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (
More info?)
"Johnny Lingo" <johnnylingo@spammenot.com> wrote in message
news:YROPd.66153$EG1.57507@attbi_s53...
>
> "Vanguard" <use_ReplyTo@domain.invalid> wrote in message
> news:l96dnWxZjbmqNpLfRVn-pg@comcast.com...
> > "Pat Jennings" <patjennings@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:O6hAmNfEFHA.3596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >>I wish to donate a computer no longer in use. Before doing so, how do I
> >>erase or format the disk, eliminating all files and then loading back an
> >>operating system?
> >>
> >
> >
> > http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/
> > It's free.
> >
> > To boot from a floppy to wipe all drives:
> >
> > http://dban.sourceforge.net/
> >
> > Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN"): A self-contained boot floppy that
securely
> > wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and
> > completely
> > delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it
an
> > appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.
> >
>
>
> Out of curiosity, why would any normal user need "emergency data
> destruction"?
>
Define "normal user" ;-)
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp