[pchelpers] Re: Dist format or disk eraser utility
- From: "Ekhart GEORGI (last name last)" <ekhart.georgi@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:29:54 +0200
Hi Gerald
> You may misunderstand me. I do not want to restore an old
> Dell desktop but trash it. I did buy a cheap (in quality
> and price) USB DVD drive. but that too is dead now. I
> believe most computer stores no longer sell it. I will get
> another one.
I still don't understand what you're trying to do. If with "trash" you
mean get rid of the computer, why were/are you talking about IE and the
DVD drive and the restore disk and other things?
If you simply wanted to make sure all your personal files are
irretrievably deleted before taking it to a store or recycling center or
hazardous waste dump, you wouldn't have done more than just ask how to
erase all data. So you were apparently reluctant to throw it out and
were asking how to fix it, though you may have forgotten that :-)
Most old computers can be fairly easily put back in shape unless there
are damaged parts. Replacing parts is more work but not very hard and
often very cheap.
And if you're getting another DVD drive for this computer, you're
clearly saying the opposite of your first line even now.
> As I tried to explain Dell sold me an old version of
> Internet Explorer on CD but not the factory restore disk.
> There are two CDs to the set I have that is menu
> driven. One should burn the HDD without Windows installed.
See? You're clearly saying the opposite of your first line again :-) And
what on earth do you mean with " sold me an old version of Internet
Explorer on CD"?! Surely no one charges for IE? Even sounds illegal.
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