Need to erase computer, HELP

[msu16366]

The computer I have been using for the last 2 years is one from my wife's work. She is in the process of a lawsuit with them for sexual harrassment and we have to give the computer back. I dont want to leave anything on here that could lead to trouble. I have downloaded alot of jenna in the past and been to numerous steroid sites.
Is their a way to erase everything I have done. I dont know what would happen if I gave him back a computer that has been totally erased (no drivers,windows, etc) so I dont want to delete the whole computer if not necessary, but I will if I have to.
Thanks

[Growingpains]

with a wife you shouldn't be looking at pics of jenna anyways man! To clear your harddrive, run all the virus, ad-aware, defragmentation, disk cleanup. That should help clear your internet files. Also, try to delete all your cookies!

Good Luck,

GP

[crash187ct]

http://dban.sourceforge.net/

[Primetime_Pfeiff]

i would just back up everything on disk and reformat. there is probably a better way to go about it but this is just an opinion of mine.

[msu16366]

What if I dont have a windows CD, can I still reformat and back up windows thats already on here?

[msu16366]

http://dban.sourceforge.net/

If I use this will the computer work after or will I have to reinstall everything.

[bad_man]

Here are your options in order of preference (i.e. your safety).

1) Throw the computer in the river
2) Replace the hard drive with a brand new one (that leaves them with a blank drive with no software).
3) Use Boot and Nuke (that still leaves them with a blank hard drive with no software)
4) Use an alternative commercially available "secure disk eraser" software package and hope for the best.

[bad_man]

If I use this will the computer work after or will I have to reinstall everything.

You'll have to reinstall everything.

[msu16366]

Thanks guys, I will hold off on using boot and nook until I know for sure I have to give back the PC< just incase I dont have to give it back I dont want to be out a PC>
Is boot and nook free,

Couldnt I just restore factory settings,
On a old PC I accidently hit restore factory settings and everything was gone.

[sp9]

A hard drive can be re-formatted several times and the information can still be retrieved by experts. There are tools (maybe that link above) that will many times write information over and over to keep 99% of experts from being able to retreive info. Your best bet is to remove the hard drive. Keep it to put in your next computer or physically destroy it with a sledge hammer. Tell her work that the hard drive went bad an you destroyed it, and they need to buy a new one to replace it.

[Seajackal]

What if I dont have a windows CD, can I still reformat and back up windows thats already on here?

If don't have the windows installCD...forget about it. The best would just replace
the HD and leave the hard work for who will use it or just be honest with your
wife, just say...I did downloaded some Jenna's porn and if you find some files
just delete it, please...as simple as that no need to have headaches.

[Iron_Head_101]

with a wife you shouldn't be looking at pics of jenna anyways man! To clear your harddrive, run all the virus, ad-aware, defragmentation, disk cleanup. That should help clear your internet files. Also, try to delete all your cookies!

Good Luck,

GP

There's nothing wrong with being married and still looking at porn....

[crash187ct]

with a wife you shouldn't be looking at pics of jenna anyways man! To clear your harddrive, run all the virus, ad-aware, defragmentation, disk cleanup. That should help clear your internet files. Also, try to delete all your cookies!

Good Luck,

GP

lol funny. data is still left on the HD. there is a geek saying, the only clear HD is a burnt HD. which means if you really really want to destroy data. then you need to incinerate the one you're using. even after you format, data is still left behind...despite what you were taught in computers 101 at your local highschool.

[chinups]

Reformat that BITCH!! Then stick a magent on the hard drive for like 3 days!!!

DONE!

[IBdmfkr]

Some of our wives are sitting on our lap while we look at porn
Others jack off in the dark

[S.P.G]

BRO, its all about BCWipe use it...... http://dw.com.com/redir?pid=10418590...-10418590.html

When you delete sensitive files from a disk on your computer, Windows does
not erase contents of these files from the disk - it only deletes 'references'
on these files from filesystem tables. Contents of the deleted file remains
unchanged on the disk and can be recovered by unerasing tools.

"Wiping" is a term used to describe a process of file contents or disk space
shredding. It is impossible to recover any data that has been properly wiped.

The BCWipe software is intended to give you a confidence that erased files
cannot be recovered by an intruder. BCWipe functions can be run as
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BCWipe v.3 is a powerful set of utilities which allows to use US DoD 5200.28-STD
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installed on your computer.


General BCWipe features


The BCWipe system provides the following ways to shred contents of deleted
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as selected group of them.

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disk, where these files were stored.

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Any file that has been 'deleted' by Windows, can get its name restored
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