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Don Burnette typed: I used to, but then wised up and got rid of the wife,, no more problems! What utility did you use to first delete the contents of her memory? ;-) -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup 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 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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Thanks for sticking to the subject and not getting into the "domestic
discourse" that should have been transferred to private e-mail or instant messaging rather than wasting eveyone's time with this useless crap. "John John" wrote: Any expert data recovery company could retreive ALL the data on these platters except for what was where the hole you drilled. John Rattleon wrote: Best , safest, most effiecent way to destroy all the data is to simply place it in a drill press, drill a 1/4 to 3/8 hole through the hard drive (through the platters). No chance of any data recovery after that. "najal" wrote in message ... Which is the best way to eliminate everything from the hard drive of my old computer? |
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Ken Blake wrote:
In , Don Burnette typed: I used to, but then wised up and got rid of the wife,, no more problems! What utility did you use to first delete the contents of her memory? ;-) A simple reboot should have cleared her memory... John |
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lol Understood g
Joan Don Burnette wrote: Lol, yeah, much more to it, this was just a side benefit Don Joan Archer wrote: lol That's one solution, if somewhat drastic vbg Joan |
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lol Have you been trying out Heirlooms chilli's g
Joan John John wrote: If they are anything like mine they are priceless for biological warfare! That's why I know about the CIA and the US DoD making sure that my recipes don't get into the wrong hands, my recipes are lethal weapons! If eating the food doesn't kill you the gas you release after supper is guaranteed to kill every one within a 5 mile radius! John |
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So we have to be serious in here all the time do we and not have a
little light relieve now and then, so sorry g Joan TomS wrote: Thanks for sticking to the subject and not getting into the "domestic discourse" that should have been transferred to private e-mail or instant messaging rather than wasting eveyone's time with this useless crap. |
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Tom
Chill out.. recommendations were given, some of them ecologically unsound.. I feel quite strongly about the dumping of old computer equipment in a way that can damage the environment, and it should be addressed properly.. it has as much to do with computing as setting up a new system.. but there is a time and place.. Many of the people that help in these newsgroups do so in their spare time.. nobody gets paid and there are no set hours during which we are allowed two 15 minute tea breaks.. we have commitments in our lives that do not permit us all to be online at the same time and we live in different time zones.. computing does not have to be a serious business 24/7.. it is good to have some light relief.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/user http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "TomS" wrote in message ... Thanks for sticking to the subject and not getting into the "domestic discourse" that should have been transferred to private e-mail or instant messaging rather than wasting eveyone's time with this useless crap. "John John" wrote: Any expert data recovery company could retreive ALL the data on these platters except for what was where the hole you drilled. John Rattleon wrote: Best , safest, most effiecent way to destroy all the data is to simply place it in a drill press, drill a 1/4 to 3/8 hole through the hard drive (through the platters). No chance of any data recovery after that. "najal" wrote in message ... Which is the best way to eliminate everything from the hard drive of my old computer? |
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Heirloom's chilli has got quite a reputation, his concoction is
definitely classified information! John Joan Archer wrote: lol Have you been trying out Heirlooms chilli's g Joan John John wrote: If they are anything like mine they are priceless for biological warfare! That's why I know about the CIA and the US DoD making sure that my recipes don't get into the wrong hands, my recipes are lethal weapons! If eating the food doesn't kill you the gas you release after supper is guaranteed to kill every one within a 5 mile radius! John |
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lol I think Jack will confirm that g
Joan John John wrote: Heirloom's chilli has got quite a reputation, his concoction is definitely classified information! John |
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John John, You ARE OUT OF YOUR TREE THE DATA COULD NOT BE GATHERED AT ALL !
The friction from the drill alone would corrupt it till it would be completely worthless. You have no Idea what you are talking about. I have been there and done that! I am an Expert in Hard Drive Data Recovery Service, and have professionally done it for Major Corporations for Several years. Read again....................PROFESSIONALLY DONE IT........... "John John" wrote in message ... Any expert data recovery company could retreive ALL the data on these platters except for what was where the hole you drilled. John Rattleon wrote: Best , safest, most effiecent way to destroy all the data is to simply place it in a drill press, drill a 1/4 to 3/8 hole through the hard drive (through the platters). No chance of any data recovery after that. "najal" wrote in message ... Which is the best way to eliminate everything from the hard drive of my old computer? |
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Mike Hall........You mean They aren't paying you?????????
The rest of us here are getting a FAT CHECK !! Whups! Maybe I should not have mentioned that. Ahhmmmm, we aren't getting paid for this....really! "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Tom Chill out.. recommendations were given, some of them ecologically unsound.. I feel quite strongly about the dumping of old computer equipment in a way that can damage the environment, and it should be addressed properly.. it has as much to do with computing as setting up a new system.. but there is a time and place.. Many of the people that help in these newsgroups do so in their spare time.. nobody gets paid and there are no set hours during which we are allowed two 15 minute tea breaks.. we have commitments in our lives that do not permit us all to be online at the same time and we live in different time zones.. computing does not have to be a serious business 24/7.. it is good to have some light relief.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/user http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "TomS" wrote in message ... Thanks for sticking to the subject and not getting into the "domestic discourse" that should have been transferred to private e-mail or instant messaging rather than wasting eveyone's time with this useless crap. "John John" wrote: Any expert data recovery company could retreive ALL the data on these platters except for what was where the hole you drilled. John Rattleon wrote: Best , safest, most effiecent way to destroy all the data is to simply place it in a drill press, drill a 1/4 to 3/8 hole through the hard drive (through the platters). No chance of any data recovery after that. "najal" wrote in message ... Which is the best way to eliminate everything from the hard drive of my old computer? |
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Rattleon wrote: John John, You ARE OUT OF YOUR TREE THE DATA COULD NOT BE GATHERED AT ALL ! The friction from the drill alone would corrupt it till it would be completely worthless. You have no Idea what you are talking about. I have been there and done that! I am an Expert in Hard Drive Data Recovery Service, and have professionally done it for Major Corporations for Several years. Read again....................PROFESSIONALLY DONE IT........... So I suppose then that you don't know what Magnetic Force Microscopy is. Again as I said in another post, if one wanted to spend a fortune recovering the data. I might know a lot more than you think about data recovery. John |
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I've been reading so much about the evils of smoking that I have decided to
give up...reading. -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Hey guys and gals.. If you can think of a better talking point that fills up an unused 5.25 in bay?.. Joan, your pocket lighter has nothing on this.. can you run an 'auto' style vacuum cleaner from your computer, or a tire inflator?.. and it doesn't break nails in operation.. Harry, I have only just received a good lead on where to get a floating ashtray for the bath.. do you have any leads on an ashtray designed for DVD units that no longer function?.. Colin, I don't think that SP2 compatible USB drivers are available.. Najal, if you are still with us, convert your old computer to something useful.. buy a Sunbeam cigarette lighter, fit it, and see how many visitors want to talk about the latest gadget that actually works as a stress reducer.. just think, no more rushing outside to see if the kids are setting alight the shed, no more remembering whether it was a yellow or a black or a red lighter that you purchased from the convenience store.. no more wishing that you had bought the refillable type.. Now I get the impression that you are indeed all s******ing, so I will sit in the corner and SULK.. and a good comedian never laughs at his own jokes, so I will sign off now before I become a totally bad comedian.. But remember this slogan, applicable to all cigarette smoking computer users.. STRESSLESS WITH A SUNBEAM -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/user http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Joan Archer" wrote in message ... lol I'll pass and stick with my lighter that is looking at me on the desk or can be found in my pocket g Joan Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote: The ultimate accessory for any quality computer.. http://www.circotech.com/sucili.html Any s******s from the cheap seats and I will never again disclose any information regarding devices fitted to my computer.. please bear in mind that magnetic BIC throw away lighters are as difficult to find as hen's teeth.. I chose the silver finish.. |
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Actually, I am retrieving files from a twice-formatted hard drive right now.
I am using OnTrack's EasyRecovery/DataRecovery in FormatRecovery mode. It gets almost everything back. Not bad for a $199.00 program. Including the Protected Storage (all the passwords). So maybe taking a sledgehammer to the sucka and burying it under a prickly pear cactus plant is not so outlandish an idea. -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... In , John John typed: I can assure you that with a 3 pass wipe no one will be able to retrieve anything from your drive unless they hire data recovery specialists and spend thousands of dollars, and even then they may recover nothing. I can further assure you that with a DOD or Gutmann wipe no one will be able to retrieve anything unless they spend tens of thousands of dollars and even then they may be left empty handed with empty pockets! Unless you work for the CIA or MI5 and have state secrets on your drive no one would bother spending that kind of money trying to retrieve anything that might turn out to be nothing more than emails to Grandma and a list of your favorite recipes, if they indeed can recover anything. Exactly right! Many people worry far too much about these things. For the vast majority of people, even simply formatting the drive is sufficient. Yes, it's possible to retrieve data after a format, but first you have to know how, and second, you have to want to. Unless there's something special about you and what you have on your drive, it's highly unlikely that some criminal will single out your thrown-away computer to search your drive for your darkest secrets. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Colin Barnhorst wrote: Actually, I am retrieving files from a twice-formatted hard drive right now. I am using OnTrack's EasyRecovery/DataRecovery in FormatRecovery mode. It gets almost everything back. Not bad for a $199.00 program. Including the Protected Storage (all the passwords). So maybe taking a sledgehammer to the sucka and burying it under a prickly pear cactus plant is not so outlandish an idea. does it retrieve data if ZERO's were written to the DRIVE !! |
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