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Flightless Bird
I have a laptop and desktop that marginally work (WindowsXP), but I'm
through with them and want to sell/donate them to the local PC store for
spare parts. I want to wipe everything off both drives (on the desktop) and
the laptop's :C drive, leaving no operating system or user data.
How do I do this, SIMPLY? Both systems seem to not be able to boot from a
removable drive, but probably can boot from a CD. Attempts to reinstall
Windows(XP) won't complete because it says the operating system on the drive
is newer than on the install disk. Any other attempts with the DOS box or
disk management says the disk is in use and can't be formatted.
Alternately, should I just get out the power drill and perforate the disk
drives, and dump the whole think in the dumpster?
through with them and want to sell/donate them to the local PC store for
spare parts. I want to wipe everything off both drives (on the desktop) and
the laptop's :C drive, leaving no operating system or user data.
How do I do this, SIMPLY? Both systems seem to not be able to boot from a
removable drive, but probably can boot from a CD. Attempts to reinstall
Windows(XP) won't complete because it says the operating system on the drive
is newer than on the install disk. Any other attempts with the DOS box or
disk management says the disk is in use and can't be formatted.
Alternately, should I just get out the power drill and perforate the disk
drives, and dump the whole think in the dumpster?