Re: Cleansing W2K System for Resale

TMitchell wrote:

I am going to sell my 4-year old computer system soon. I want to make sure that no trace of my clients past information (I'm and energy consultant) is left behind. I have the Eraser program that is good for eliminating "free space" (which includes old deleted files) and cluster tips, but what parts of the W2K system itself and related programs, like MS Office, files/folders do I have to pay attention to in order to make sure that other privileged information is not retained o the hard drive?

Is there a guide out there on the internet that walks through this type of cleansing process?

How about simply re-installing Windows, using the 'formatting disk' option when prompted.
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  • Re: Cleansing W2K System for Resale
    ... reinstall the OS and sell a clean machine? ... sure that no trace of my clients past information (I'm and energy ... I have the Eraser program that is good for ...
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  • Cleansing W2K System for Resale
    ... I am going to sell my 4-year old computer system soon. ... I want to make sure that no trace of my clients past information (I'm and energy consultant) is left behind. ... I have the Eraser program that is good for eliminating "free space" and cluster tips, but what parts of the W2K system itself and related programs, like MS Office, files/folders do I have to pay attention to in order to make sure that other privileged information is not retained o the hard drive? ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)