Do gOogle search for dban it does a great job FREE and it's made for poeple or companies that do not want anything to be left on the drive. Did I mention it's FREE FREE On 11/6/07, BashfulBob <Bashfulbob@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > If you have an Western Digital or Seagate, the disk that > came with them should have a program that writes zero's to > all parts of the hard drive. > > Be prepared, it takes some hours to accomplish it, but the > only thing on the drive will be zero's. > > Good luck > > Life is what happens in between plans. > > Virus free email by McAfee's > (Got fed up with Norton's) > > This message and attachment(s), if any, is intended for the > sole use of the individual and/or entity to which it is > addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, > confidential and prohibited from disclosure under applicable > law. If you are not the addressee, or authorized to receive > this on behalf of the addressee, you are hereby notified > that you may not use, copy, disclose or distribute to anyone > this message or any part thereof. If you have received this > in error, please immediately advise the sender by e-mail and > delete this information and all attachments from your > computer and network. Thank you. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 7:03 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Erase hard drive > > > Judith, > There are several free hard drive eraser apps available > and most of them > will do what you and your friend wants. The link below is > for one such > program called "CBL Data Shredder". > > http://www.cbltech.com/data-recovery/software/data-shredder.html > > Peace, > GMan > > "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judith/agoodread.com" <jtb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 6:10 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Erase hard drive > > > > I'm not wanting to do this but a friend is and I would > > love to > > give her the instructions. > > > > Besides when I get a new computer, I will want to know how > > to do > > this on the one I'll give away. > > > > > > Judith > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this > sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject > line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything > below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- --branx86@xxxxxxxxx Solution Provider (I will find you a answer!) --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------