On Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:28:05 -0500, Polly Esther wrote:

Dunno, NM. Whatever came before Vista I guess. Polly



Assuming it is XP, go to the system recovery menu and reformat C:.

Alternatively, you may need to click the start button, go to my computer,
right click "c: drive", select format, and proceed from there.

After that you can install any software from anywhere and it will
overwrite the memory making it nearly impossible to recover anything.
I suggest trying to install linux over whatever is left of your system.
That will scramble the artifacts beyond all hope. The installation does
not have to succeed, just write a lot of stuff into the memory.

Another alternative is to reformat, then stick an old speaker magnet into
the case. Just lay it right on top of the hard drive. A big magnet will
trash it better than almost anything else.

There is software out there that will do much the same thing. Can't
bring titles to mind at the mo, but if you want them I can do brain
surgery on myself until I remember.

NightMist



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