From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 20, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: How do I completly remove everything I have on my HDD?
>
> Leo,
> How do I completly remove everything I have on my HDD? I am
> about to throw the computer out, and I am not extremely
> paranoid about the data recovering by other people. But I
> just want to remove everything(including Win XP Pro) before I
> throw it out. I tried using Win XP Pro CD, but after the
> formatting is done, it attempts to install windows again, and
> I don't want that. What would my option be if I want to do
> this only with Win XP Pro CD? I appreciate your help.
Actually just aborting the install after the format
would probably be ok in most cases, but this article also has more:
http://ask-leo.com/how_should_i_erase_my_hard_drive_before_i_give_it_away.html
Thanks for asking,
Leo
Article 10434
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