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Old March 14th 05, 07:38 PM
najal
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Which is the best way to eliminate everything from the hard drive of my old
computer?
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Old March 14th 05, 07:42 PM
Tom
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"najal" wrote in message
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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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Old March 14th 05, 08:20 PM
Carey Frisch [MVP]
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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

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"najal" wrote:

| Which is the best way to eliminate everything from the hard drive of my old
| computer?

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Old March 14th 05, 10:17 PM
Tom
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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
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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.c*fm

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Windows XP - Shell/User
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Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx

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"najal" wrote:

| Which is the best way to eliminate everything from the hard drive of my
old
| computer?



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Old March 14th 05, 11:09 PM
Hunter B
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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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Old March 14th 05, 11:53 PM
shakey
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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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Old March 15th 05, 02:10 AM
mo
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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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Old March 15th 05, 06:29 AM
Harry Ohrn
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I know many, many charities that will take 600mhz system.

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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.





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Old March 15th 05, 07:09 AM
D.Currie
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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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Old March 15th 05, 08:37 AM
Kath Adams
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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!

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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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Old March 15th 05, 09:20 AM
Colin Barnhorst
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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

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"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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Old March 15th 05, 12:41 PM
Joan Archer
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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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Old March 15th 05, 01:37 PM
Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)
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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..

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"Joan Archer" wrote in message
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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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Old March 15th 05, 03:38 PM
Joan Archer
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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..

  #15  
Old March 15th 05, 10:04 PM
Ken Blake
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In ,
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.


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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.



 




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