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    Secure delete before sending in for repair

    Discussion in 'HP' started by dheian, Mar 6, 2008.

  1. dheian

    dheian Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have to send my TX1304cs in for repair...again.

    The BSOD Stop124's have now been joined by BCCODE "a"

    Anyhoo, I'm looking for a secure erase/delete freeware for Vista. I downloaded a good one last time but forgot to bookmark it. The one I used had an icon like a shredder.

    Thanks.
     
    dheian, Mar 6, 2008
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Use ccleaner to clear out all your cache's and temporary storages

    then search www.download.com for a file shredder

    HP will most likely format your drive anyway
     
    flipfire, Mar 6, 2008
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  3. jcovelli

    jcovelli Notebook Deity

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    ccleaner will do it all

    it will permanently delete ALL of the programs files (you have to use ccleaner to unistall), clean the registry, and get rid of its hidden files
     
    jcovelli, Mar 6, 2008
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  4. FunnyX

    FunnyX Notebook Consultant

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    If there is an issue with his OS we will remove the file system header, rendering any data on the drive almost completely useless. But if the drive is bad, we will replace it with a new drive. We do however keep the old drives just in case the EU wants it back... So you can get your drive back if you want.
     
    FunnyX, Mar 6, 2008
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