Re: [Blind-Computing] wipe your hd

2013-05-27 Thread Øyvind Lode
. mai 2013 05:02 To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] wipe your hd dos is the basic operating system. Windows runs in dos. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 7:52 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] wipe

[Blind-Computing] wipe your hd

2013-05-26 Thread Lenny McHugh
Is there any software to completely wipe a hd? My grandson is getting a new computer and his old one will be recycled. I would like to wide the hd first. --- Please visit my home page, it is motivational, educational, inspirational with a touch of humor. There is also a very extensive

Re: [Blind-Computing] wipe your hd

2013-05-26 Thread Rich
: [Blind-Computing] wipe your hd Wipe drive will do the job but it has to be run from a DOS prompt, it can't be used from within windows. Try and search for it, it's what our state uses before recycling computers. David Ferrin A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have

Re: [Blind-Computing] wipe your hd

2013-05-26 Thread Lenny McHugh
Thanks, I knew that there was a dos program that could do it but could not locate one -Original Message- From: David Ferrin Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 6:40 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] wipe your hd Wipe drive will do the job but it has

Re: [Blind-Computing] wipe your hd

2013-05-26 Thread Ariel
: Sunday, May 26, 2013 6:40 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] wipe your hd Wipe drive will do the job but it has to be run from a DOS prompt, it can't be used from within windows. Try and search for it, it's what our state uses before recycling computers. David

Re: [Blind-Computing] wipe your hd

2013-05-26 Thread Lenny McHugh
dos is the basic operating system. Windows runs in dos. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 7:52 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] wipe your hd What does dos prompt mean? Can one download it on to a thumb/flash drive on 1