Thanks Don, I may just d/l the free bc wipe program again if it is still available. I assume it would be as good as other free ones out there. Do you do the 7 times (swaps) or whatever you call it. I recall it took forever before when I used it years ago. My router is up and running by the way. Thank you for all of your help. christy ----- Original Message ----- From: <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 8:53 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Drive Imaging software / was Another Win 7 update I just did a clean install on my Mom's old computer (she got a new one for Christmas last year) to get it ready to sell or give away. I did a wipe on it first to insure all personal data was beyond practical low-cost recovery. I recommend you do the same. I booted it to my ATI install disc and used the disk cleanser utility. Don --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------