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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,602 Forumite
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    doh......you may be right.......stuck in fix windows spyware/virus fix mode.....

    you can manually delete all the entries in the Outlook address book, delete all your emails, delete the identity...then do a secure delete maybe ( Ace Utilities overwrites deleted files) ??
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  • Toxteth_OGrady
    Toxteth_OGrady Posts: 3,958 Forumite
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    Why don't you just format the drive to erase everything? Or are you trying to give it away with a working operating system?

    If you are just give the recipient your Windows installation CD then they can start from afresh.

    :cool:

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  • andy88_2
    andy88_2 Posts: 3,676 Forumite
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    if you don't do a re-format, then even when Identities are deleted, detail of them remains in this folder, so probably worth deleting them

    C:\Documents and Settings\~username~\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities
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