G Guest Jan 4, 2004 #1 Having issues with my recent installation of XP. I want to uninstall or write zeros to the hard drive. Anyone able to assist?
Having issues with my recent installation of XP. I want to uninstall or write zeros to the hard drive. Anyone able to assist?
J Jupiter Jones [MVP] Jan 4, 2004 #2 If you want to write zeroes, go to the website of the hard drive manufacturer and get their Write Zeroes utility. If you need to Clean Install Windows XP: http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/cleanxp.htm
If you want to write zeroes, go to the website of the hard drive manufacturer and get their Write Zeroes utility. If you need to Clean Install Windows XP: http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/cleanxp.htm
T Tom Swift Jan 4, 2004 #3 Hold on just a minute. If you're having problems with Windows XP, why not let us have a shot a trying to fix them? If you want to uninstall XP and go back to your previous operating system, try this: "How to Uninstall Windows XP and Revert to a Previous Operating System" http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303661&Product=winxp Maybe reinstalling Windows will fix your issues: "How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP" http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341&Product=winxp Or maybe you just want to start all over from scratch: "Performing a Clean Install of Windows XP" http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/honeycutt/02october07.asp Writing zeroes to a hard drive is something you might do if you were getting rid of your computer and were afraid that someone with sufficient software and the knowledge to use it would try to extract information from your hard drive. Tom Swift
Hold on just a minute. If you're having problems with Windows XP, why not let us have a shot a trying to fix them? If you want to uninstall XP and go back to your previous operating system, try this: "How to Uninstall Windows XP and Revert to a Previous Operating System" http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303661&Product=winxp Maybe reinstalling Windows will fix your issues: "How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP" http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341&Product=winxp Or maybe you just want to start all over from scratch: "Performing a Clean Install of Windows XP" http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/honeycutt/02october07.asp Writing zeroes to a hard drive is something you might do if you were getting rid of your computer and were afraid that someone with sufficient software and the knowledge to use it would try to extract information from your hard drive. Tom Swift
