Colin
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How do I wipe everything on my PC prior disposal
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Colin
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Also is there any way I can save/keep my emails from outlook express??
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smack
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petrol and match
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Colin
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Police got called last time I had a bonfire 
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Chris Bingham
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: In Scotland
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Archive your e-mails then copy the archive file to your new PC.
As for wiping it, format the C:\ drive or destroy it. I took an axe to my old one.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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angle grinder.
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Police got called last time I had a bonfire
It's a barbecue officer.
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_Allan_
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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Find any 'Free' program such as
http://www.whitecanyon.com/wipedrive-erase-hard-drive.php
File and export will also backup your emails and address books to disc etc...
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dna23
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Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Northamptonshire
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Angle Grinder your hard drive.
Incinerate it.
Drill through it in numerous places.
Don't try and use one of these magical wiper programs .etc It needs to be physically destroyed.
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Colin
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sledge hammer do the trick?? 
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Toby
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cant you just reload windows as if you were rebooting the comp??
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dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
sledge hammer do the trick??
If you give it a fair few whacks then yes it should, probably best to do it in a towel or something to prevent Jade taking you to A+E with some hard drive in your eye 
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_Allan_
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quote:
Originally posted by dna23
Angle Grinder your hard drive.
Incinerate it.
Drill through it in numerous places.
Don't try and use one of these magical wiper programs .etc It needs to be physically destroyed.
Physically damaged drives can still have data recovered from them. I'd wipe it properlly then destroy it.
[Edited on 01-08-2007 by _Allan_]
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dna23
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I don't doubt that but physically destroyed drives dont... damaged yes but you destroy it then no.
I'd always say your best bet is to burn it/incinerate.
[Edited on 01-08-2007 by dna23]
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drax
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Keep the hard drive, do not throw it away.
Any data can be retreived from them.
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drax
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
cant you just reload windows as if you were rebooting the comp??
I hope you realise that makes no sense what so ever 
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
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quote:
Originally posted by drax
quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
cant you just reload windows as if you were rebooting the comp??
I hope you realise that makes no sense what so ever
I think he means do a fresh install of windows, in the process formatting the HDD. 
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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go at the hdd with a blowtorch and melt through the platters
works every time
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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or some thermite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lnqeodIIUw
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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thermite ftw
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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why do u wanna destroy it anyway mate?
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Why anyway monkey moo?
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bigdan
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Registered: 4th Jan 07
Location: Jarrow (Newcastle)
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eat it 
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JadeM
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I've just phoned him, the bright spark that he is has gone out the back and demolished his PC. Now he can't get online cos he can't get his new laptop to work 
Right he's asked me to post this for him - how do you connect a wireless router (buffalo) to Vista? (think thats what he asked?)
[Edited on 01-08-2007 by JadeM]
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Jules S
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Registered: 24th Dec 03
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Back in the days of DOS, I had the pleasure of doing this on my work PC
c:\ [return]
Format c:
The bloke dealing with our hardware suggested I typed it in and hit the return button as I would almost certainly never get the opportunity to do it again.
And he was right too.....although I guess formatting can be reversed these days 
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