cbcbd
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I'll just give you straight up crack, if that's what you want.
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Stupid PC Question from a Mac User...
- Thread starter BeanoNYC
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SkiDog
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I took what he said to mean that he didn't want to format because he didn't have an OS to install back on it and he wanted to be able to sell it with the OS.
andyzee
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I'll just give you straight up crack, if that's what you want.
I'll take you up on that one!
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I get it now. I first read it to mean that without the setup CDs, he dind't have a way to reformat. My bad.
BeanoNYC
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I'm going to reformat the hard drive and I should be able to come across a cd. A buddy of mine is now looking for a laptop. The one we're talking about has a cracked screen. I told him if he could get the screen fixed and get a windows install for the right price, it's his. If not I'll scramble to find a windows cd and make a few bucks. Thanks for ALL YOUR HELP guys.
Thanks to you guys, I realize the stupidity of trying to cheat out the extra work of a format and reinstall. I really should have known better.
Incidentally, speaking of Ebay....I brought a pair of bongos to an ISOLDIT store around here. I was in and out in 5 minutes, they do ALL the work. I cant wait for them to put the auction up. Now I'm looking around the house for things to sell!!!!!! This laptop is next if my buddy doesn't want it.
FYI: Yes the intention of my original post was to clean the hard drive without reformatting and installing windows.
Thanks to you guys, I realize the stupidity of trying to cheat out the extra work of a format and reinstall. I really should have known better.
Incidentally, speaking of Ebay....I brought a pair of bongos to an ISOLDIT store around here. I was in and out in 5 minutes, they do ALL the work. I cant wait for them to put the auction up. Now I'm looking around the house for things to sell!!!!!! This laptop is next if my buddy doesn't want it.
FYI: Yes the intention of my original post was to clean the hard drive without reformatting and installing windows.
SkiDog
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Just a heads up on that laptop. It is likely going to cost more than its worth to replace the monitor on it. he could still check, but unless its a really good laptop, you're probably better of just looking for a newer model. You can really pick up some nice laptops for well under $1000.00 these days, unless you're like an intense gamer or something...
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BeanoNYC
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Good to know....I'll let him know.
kbroderick
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If you want to sanitize a PC, use DBAN, read the docs, and choose an appropriate level of cleanliness. Oh, and be sure to label the CD so you don't accidentally boot off it and somehow manage to hit the right keystrokes to invoke its power.
(And if you can get your hands on a Win2k CD, Google Groups can be helpful in finding a CD key. I've had to do this more than once on completely legit reinstalls because I had the wrong media for the reinstall--you can't use certain OEM CD keys with non-OEM media and vice-versa.)
(And if you can get your hands on a Win2k CD, Google Groups can be helpful in finding a CD key. I've had to do this more than once on completely legit reinstalls because I had the wrong media for the reinstall--you can't use certain OEM CD keys with non-OEM media and vice-versa.)
BeanoNYC
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Update: A friend of mine who works on computers gave me a bootable program called Weboot System Erase. I'm currently running a 12 hour "Guttman Method" erase which writes the drive over 36 times. I found my old CD's that came with the laptop so I will be able to re-install windows 98. I found an XP upgrade cd as well, but I think I need to find a crack somewhere for it. .....comments?
Good plan. I use WipeDrive software products. Reformatting your hard drive doesn't really do much to remove existing hard drive data.
Note you will have to download and install a few drivers after you reinstall Windows. Make sure you know what drivers you will need for your telephone modem, Ethernet, sound card, and graphics adapter.
BeanoNYC
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Thanks....yeah I'm psyched I have the cd's that came with it. I even kept the driver for the wifi card.
