How to Clean a Hard Drive in Windows XP

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Tip 1 - How to Delete Everything on a Hard Drive

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Pica 1482150 | permalink

Easy instructions on how to wipe a hard drive. A hard drive wipe will erase everything on the hard drive - something deleting and formatting can not do.

For further reading: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/wipe-hard-drive.htm ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to erase my hard drive and start over.

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by otrame | permalink

Information and help with formating and erasing the computer information and starting over.

For further reading: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000186.htm ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Clear All Files from a Computer Running Windows XP

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by uc 815uc 9c 0ud 64d jihong | permalink

Wiping all files from a computer's disk would effectively render it useless, but it is possible to delete most or all nonessential files. Back up all of the files that you need, probably onto CDs or an external hard drive.
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-All-Files-from-a-Computer-Running-Windows-XP ^[3]