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Need to Clear Everything From My Computer

money2008
money2008 Posts: 89 Forumite
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Hello
Happy New Year to Everyone :j
Need a little help
I am selling my Advent 3219 Computer
I want to clear everything on this machine please can some one advise me on how to do this, as I have not got a clue!! I have not got the original disc to restore the factory settings.

Also this computer had a major virus on it which has now been removed as a result of this I now have no internet access on this PC and am not sure how to set this up and cannot download anything on the PC as I cannot get on the internet!

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
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  • scottishf
    scottishf Posts: 1,190 Forumite
    If you want to protect your data so that the next owner of your computer cannot access it, the best course of action would be to take out the HDD, and replace it with a new one. You can format it...but there are ways to recover data on a hard drive, even after it has been erased several times.
  • raptorman
    raptorman Posts: 1,912 Forumite
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    If you want to completely wipe the hard drive
    then give this a try.
    http://www.dban.org/about
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  • money2008
    money2008 Posts: 89 Forumite
    Browntoa wrote: »
    try fixing your lsp

    http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

    Thanks but I am unable to access the internet?? Trying to connect but no joy!!
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    removed it as not sure it would fix your problem now

    you would need to copy anything to a usb drive or Cd on another machine

    what did you use to remove the infection
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    get this on the dodgy one by copy to a Cd etc

    http://download.cnet.com/Trend-Micro-HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html

    run it and then post the log file here
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  • money2008
    money2008 Posts: 89 Forumite
    Browntoa wrote: »
    removed it as not sure it would fix your problem now

    you would need to copy anything to a usb drive or Cd on another machine

    what did you use to remove the infection

    I used Qwerty, I have saved any bits that I need to, just want to clear it so I can sell it on but I am stuffed as I cannot access the internet its a little annoying :mad:
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    the only effective way is DBAN
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  • money2008
    money2008 Posts: 89 Forumite
    Browntoa wrote: »
    the only effective way is DBAN


    Sorry for sounding a bit dumb what is this :o
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    someone posted it in post 3

    you would have to sell it without Windows or install Unbuntu for free and sell it with Linux
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  • DatabaseError
    DatabaseError Posts: 4,161 Forumite
    dban the drive then use the system restore disks...which you have?...to restore to factory settings
    Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant.
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