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Throwing out old computer
Which is the best way to eliminate everything from the hard drive of my old
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"najal" wrote in message ... Which is the best way to eliminate everything from the hard drive of my old computer? Smash, and then burn the broken hard drive parts, is the surest method, and it costs nothing. |
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I would suggest downloading the free 30 day trial version
of Iolo's excellent DriveScrubber and using it: http://www.iolo.com/ds/index.cĀ*fm -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "najal" wrote: | Which is the best way to eliminate everything from the hard drive of my old | computer? |
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But he said he was "Throwing out old computer" in the subject line.
Therefore, to be very sure, literally destroying the drive is the best way. Even drive erasers that you recommend, are not full proof. "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote in message ... I would suggest downloading the free 30 day trial version of Iolo's excellent DriveScrubber and using it: http://www.iolo.com/ds/index.c*fm -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "najal" wrote: | Which is the best way to eliminate everything from the hard drive of my old | computer? |
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Open up the case and remove the hard drive. Close case and replace screws.
Place hard drive on hard surface (outside is best). Put on your safety glasses and grab your 20 lb sledge hammer. Now wack the daylights out of it so nothing is left. That is the best way. You can try a scrubber, but is your data really gone? Do you really want to take the chance? I wouldn't. Now donate your old computer to a good cause and get a write off for this years taxes. "najal" wrote: Which is the best way to eliminate everything from the hard drive of my old computer? |
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Best to toss it after that, Charities do not want it. I have a win 95
machine and a Win98 - 600mhz chine and no one will take. SG "Hunter B" wrote in message ... Open up the case and remove the hard drive. Close case and replace screws. Place hard drive on hard surface (outside is best). Put on your safety glasses and grab your 20 lb sledge hammer. Now wack the daylights out of it so nothing is left. That is the best way. You can try a scrubber, but is your data really gone? Do you really want to take the chance? I wouldn't. Now donate your old computer to a good cause and get a write off for this years taxes. |
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"shakey" wrote in message ... Best to toss it after that, Charities do not want it. I have a win 95 machine and a Win98 - 600mhz chine and no one will take. SG "Hunter B" wrote in message ... Open up the case and remove the hard drive. Close case and replace screws. Place hard drive on hard surface (outside is best). Put on your safety glasses and grab your 20 lb sledge hammer. Now wack the daylights out of it so nothing is left. That is the best way. You can try a scrubber, but is your data really gone? Do you really want to take the chance? I wouldn't. Now donate your old computer to a good cause and get a write off for this years taxes. charities may not want but what about grand child,niece ,nephew, or a neighbors child.I take great pleasure in passing my old puters on I also collect and repair old pc's to pass on. a young child does not care that computer is old and slow (to them it is fast and new) if it is good enough to play a few games it will give them years of enjoyment scrub drive and pass on |
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I know many, many charities that will take 600mhz system.
-- Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User] www.webtree.ca/windowsxp "shakey" wrote in message ... Best to toss it after that, Charities do not want it. I have a win 95 machine and a Win98 - 600mhz chine and no one will take. SG "Hunter B" wrote in message ... Open up the case and remove the hard drive. Close case and replace screws. Place hard drive on hard surface (outside is best). Put on your safety glasses and grab your 20 lb sledge hammer. Now wack the daylights out of it so nothing is left. That is the best way. You can try a scrubber, but is your data really gone? Do you really want to take the chance? I wouldn't. Now donate your old computer to a good cause and get a write off for this years taxes. |
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"mo" wrote in message ... "shakey" wrote in message ... Best to toss it after that, Charities do not want it. I have a win 95 machine and a Win98 - 600mhz chine and no one will take. SG "Hunter B" wrote in message ... Open up the case and remove the hard drive. Close case and replace screws. Place hard drive on hard surface (outside is best). Put on your safety glasses and grab your 20 lb sledge hammer. Now wack the daylights out of it so nothing is left. That is the best way. You can try a scrubber, but is your data really gone? Do you really want to take the chance? I wouldn't. Now donate your old computer to a good cause and get a write off for this years taxes. charities may not want but what about grand child,niece ,nephew, or a neighbors child.I take great pleasure in passing my old puters on I also collect and repair old pc's to pass on. a young child does not care that computer is old and slow (to them it is fast and new) if it is good enough to play a few games it will give them years of enjoyment scrub drive and pass on If somebody wants to give the computer to someone else, they're really better of formatting the drive and giving it away with the OS included. (and the drive, and the disks themselves) Otherwise the cost of a hard drive and then trying to find an OS that will work with the machine will be more cost and trouble than the computer is worth. |
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I'm using an old 233mhz in my office for my accounts, and it's on my LAN
and works ok! -- Kath Adams MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE) In memory of Alex Nichol Harry Ohrn wrote: I know many, many charities that will take 600mhz system. "shakey" wrote in message ... Best to toss it after that, Charities do not want it. I have a win 95 machine and a Win98 - 600mhz chine and no one will take. SG "Hunter B" wrote in message ... Open up the case and remove the hard drive. Close case and replace screws. Place hard drive on hard surface (outside is best). Put on your safety glasses and grab your 20 lb sledge hammer. Now wack the daylights out of it so nothing is left. That is the best way. You can try a scrubber, but is your data really gone? Do you really want to take the chance? I wouldn't. Now donate your old computer to a good cause and get a write off for this years taxes. |
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I keep a couple of old boxes around just so my wife loses count and I can
get away with a new computer for months before she catches on. bg -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Kath Adams" wrote in message ... I'm using an old 233mhz in my office for my accounts, and it's on my LAN and works ok! -- Kath Adams MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE) In memory of Alex Nichol Harry Ohrn wrote: I know many, many charities that will take 600mhz system. "shakey" wrote in message ... Best to toss it after that, Charities do not want it. I have a win 95 machine and a Win98 - 600mhz chine and no one will take. SG "Hunter B" wrote in message ... Open up the case and remove the hard drive. Close case and replace screws. Place hard drive on hard surface (outside is best). Put on your safety glasses and grab your 20 lb sledge hammer. Now wack the daylights out of it so nothing is left. That is the best way. You can try a scrubber, but is your data really gone? Do you really want to take the chance? I wouldn't. Now donate your old computer to a good cause and get a write off for this years taxes. |
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lol That's sneaky g but in this house I'm in charge of the machines
so I say when a new one comes in and that's usually when I want a new one g Joan Colin Barnhorst wrote: I keep a couple of old boxes around just so my wife loses count and I can get away with a new computer for months before she catches on. bg |
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lol.. I try to throw out old stuff, but my better half insists that I keep
it for spares.. I have tried sneaking parts out to the garbage, but even they work against me.. they won't take the stuff, and I get found out.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/user http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Joan Archer" wrote in message ... lol That's sneaky g but in this house I'm in charge of the machines so I say when a new one comes in and that's usually when I want a new one g Joan Colin Barnhorst wrote: I keep a couple of old boxes around just so my wife loses count and I can get away with a new computer for months before she catches on. bg |
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lol When I got rid of my old 98, my local computer shop had it and
gave me a discount on my new one plus they usually give me money off because I'm a good customer of theirs vbg Joan Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote: lol.. I try to throw out old stuff, but my better half insists that I keep it for spares.. I have tried sneaking parts out to the garbage, but even they work against me.. they won't take the stuff, and I get found out.. |
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Harry Ohrn typed: I know many, many charities that will take 600mhz system. Not to mention individuals. My wife runs on a 400MHz machine, so a 600MHz would be a step up for her. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "shakey" wrote in message ... Best to toss it after that, Charities do not want it. I have a win 95 machine and a Win98 - 600mhz chine and no one will take. SG "Hunter B" wrote in message ... Open up the case and remove the hard drive. Close case and replace screws. Place hard drive on hard surface (outside is best). Put on your safety glasses and grab your 20 lb sledge hammer. Now wack the daylights out of it so nothing is left. That is the best way. You can try a scrubber, but is your data really gone? Do you really want to take the chance? I wouldn't. Now donate your old computer to a good cause and get a write off for this years taxes. |
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