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XP Pro won't boot (Resolved).

Started by June6 NISMO , Sep 16 2017 10:07 AM

Best Answer phillpower2 , 17 September 2017 - 08:20 AM

Hello June6 NISMO, So this is an old works computer that now belongs to you, It is important that you also answer this for us as we cannot help folk with computers that do not... Go to the full post »

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phillpower2

Posted 12 November 2017 - 09:37 AM

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Not heard back from you June6 NISMO, do you still require assistance or is the issue now resolved, an update would be appreciated.

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June6 NISMO

Posted 13 November 2017 - 05:34 PM

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Hello Phillpower2

I haven't had any additional success with this machine. I'm thinking that it is time to send it off for recycling and move onto something more productive.

Do you have any recommendations on confidently wiping the hard drive or is it just still best to remove and destroy it?

Best regards,

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phillpower2

Posted 15 November 2017 - 05:19 AM

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Only taking a hammer to the drive can make it completely inaccessible, if no personal data such as banking details are on the HDD you could wipe it with DBan which is about as clean as you will get the drive, download from here