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roosterado9 Member
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I think I know the answer How effective is reformatting the Hard drive of a home PC used for several yrs for internet banking ect?
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outlandish AWF Admin 
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If you are going to keep it, no problem however if you are selling it, you might want to use one of the free disk cleaners.....Here are a couple http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/297
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outlandish AWF Admin
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If you are going to just throw it out, pull the drive and use the claw hammer eraser on it LOL
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roosterado9 Member
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OK i am using eraser to erase all the un used disk space on the hard drive Now whats my next step Reformat? I might give away or sell this PC I want to do a clean install of OS and Drivers and erase everything else Last edited on Wed Dec 21st, 2005 02:49 pm by roosterado9 |
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outlandish AWF Admin
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Yeah should be able to just put the windows cd in and follow directions for formatting. When it's done it will install a clean version of windows
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roosterado9 Member
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Dell XP CD would not install OS said a new version was on Harddrive.I am earasing windows right now I believe with Eraser
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roosterado9 Member
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that worked OK loading Dell XP and then evrything else
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outlandish AWF Admin
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that eraser works pretty good then?
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roosterado9 Member
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i think so I am trying to get external USB modem to work now Otherwise done I am going to run the Eraser again on unused disk space TY
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roosterado9 Member
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Put in my first order to ComputerGeeks.com in over a yr
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outlandish AWF Admin
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Oh Oh he's starting again ....check with newegg.com first buddy
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roosterado9 Member
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I just ordered a Biostar motherboard that can take this 512MB stick of PC3200 DDR i have and use my 1.6 Duron also a 256 MB video card total w S/H $88
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outlandish AWF Admin
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well that is cheap enuf....I get the urge to build one for myself sometimes but I need a laptop first...and can't afford that right now
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roosterado9 Member
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I hear ya i am just upgrading this PC i built 2 yrs ago only thing then i gotta called Bill Gates and get a new code for the XP lol
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outlandish AWF Admin
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roost what did you pay for your laptop? I've kind of been looking at them
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roosterado9 Member
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I pd a premium because i got a 17" wide screen If i had to do it over i would just get a 15' much cheaper anyways I pd 2 G and You can get it a couple hundred Cheaper now I did get no interest for 2 yrs
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outlandish AWF Admin
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Way too much for me. I think ice just paid close to that for a 17"........I am going to start looking at used ones soon. Most likely 15" but I want the wi-fi
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roosterado9 Member
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Yes the wireless modem is a must these days i have used it in Hotels its sweet campgrounds are starting to get wireless hotsposts-I see HungryJack Lodge has a hotspot in the main Lodge now ComputerGeeks has a lot of laptops on sale Last edited on Mon Dec 26th, 2005 01:06 pm by roosterado9 |
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I use my wireless modem in just about every hotel room and Airport I get to. They work GREAT
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outlandish AWF Admin
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yeah I really want one but it's not snowing so I'm not making any money
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outlandish AWF Admin
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Been looking at used ones. I wonder if I would be happy with them?? It would mostly be for surfing and working this forum
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duramaximizer Member
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i have an old used acer aspire P4. it works good and has a 17 inch screen, it just got shocked by lightning. the USB's don't work and neither does the phone line hook up. that's the only catch. i think everything else works. i would be willing to sell.
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