Re: Scrubbing Windows XP PC's

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On Apr 22, 4:55 pm, "Shenan Stanley" <newshel...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
KDawg44 wrote:
My company is getting rid of some older laptops and desktops. I
need to scrub these completely before they leave the office. I am
going to reinstall XP. Will this sufficiently remove the data or
should I use some kind of disk scrubber software, and if so, what?

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You can then install Windows XP back on it with confidence nothing else is
there. In my opinion (given these likely had OEM copies of Windows XP with
them) you should tape a copy of the CD and write the product key supplied
with the computer on the inside case cover in magic marker so whomever ends
up with it doesn't get screwed.

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Yes, they have OEM Windows. So will the "hidden" manufacturer
partition be gone as well? When I reinstall, will this cause a
problem?

Thanks.
.

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