Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
Like a Master reset?
My New pc comes tomorow and thinking of giving this one to Dad. PC is full of crap etc, and might be some porn hiding here and there lmao. Plus its ful of spyware no doubt that aint been detected and other saved shit....
Can i like empty the computer or format the HD but leave just windows XP on????
As said do the format/reinstall but also once thats loaded fresh install a HDD cleaner like the one you get with PGP encryption or a dedicated wiper and give it a few good passes so all your shit is properly deleted. You might trust your dad but if he passes the pc on.....
Just formating and reloaded the OS won't delete it nor will recycle bin it just removes directory. Sometimes people can recover it hence why some peoples PC's ended up in Nigeria along with their bank balance.
