Getting in late on this thread but C Cleaner has a feature where it completely wipes each sector of the drive, I believe
Best Al -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 3:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Best Way To Wipe My C Drive Hi David, That will be excellent if that happens! Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: David Ferrin To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Best Way To Wipe My C Drive In short that method will most likely take the drive back to factory condition. David Ferrin [email protected] Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind, and the ones that mind don't matter. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 2:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Best Way To Wipe My C Drive Hi David & Mario, Thank you very much for your input. I definitely want the harddrive wiped for precautionary measures, just in case formatting the drive won't get everything off of it because of possible malware, worms, & trojans. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: David Ferrin To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Best Way To Wipe My C Drive FYI that method might just require you to reformat your drive afterwards since it will completely wipe the drive of all its directory structure and file allocation table. David Ferrin A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked perfectly. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 8:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Best Way To Wipe My C Drive Hi Mario, Thank you very much for the tip. I'll defintely check it out. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mario Brusco To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Best Way To Wipe My C Drive use Darik's Boot and Nuke before doing a full format. You will need sighted help to get dBAN started but doing so will completely wipe the HD. a format simply prepares the HD for software. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike B." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2014 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Best Way To Wipe My C Drive Hi Oydind, I thought that would be the case but, just wanted to make sure. Thank you very much for your reply. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Øyvind Lode To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2014 4:46 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Best Way To Wipe My C Drive I would just format the drive during install. The Windows installer will offer a format of the drive when doing a fresh install. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: 1. august 2014 22:34 To: Jaws-Users List Subject: [JAWS-Users] Best Way To Wipe My C Drive Hi All, Running XP Home & Jaws 10 thru 15 latest. I need to reinstall XP on 1 of our computers. What would be the best way for me to totally wipe this drive for a fresh install? I don't have backup disks' & would be reinstalling from a CD. All advice & input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much. Take Care. Mike This email was sent from my iBarstool. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
