Selling my laptop

[CDS]

Hi,

I'm wanting to sell my laptop and wondering what I need to do to it to "clean things up"

Can anyone suggest a website or something with step-by-step instructions?

Thx

[rridgely]

Make sure you have the OS disc that came with your computer. If it has a recovery partition then make sure you make the discs. Then nuke the HD with DBan and your finished.

 

http://www.dban.org/

[CDS]

Make sure you have the OS disc that came with your computer. If it has a recovery partition then make sure you make the discs. Then nuke the HD with DBan and your finished.

 

http://www.dban.org/

 

 

Sorry maybe I should be more specific....

 

Specs:

Acer Aspire 5100

Windows XP Media Center Ed

 

I do not have the OS disc....(I think because this is a demo computer?....got it for a really good price)

I have a "Express Upgrade to Windows Vista DVD", and a "Acer Upgrade DVD".....which I never used.

I also have a back-up disc from a LONG time ago.....made it closer to the time I purchased the computer, but I dont think I made it upon first use.

[rridgely]

Without nuking the OS all you can really do is manually delete your data and use something like eraser.

If those discs you do have can be used to get a clean install of windows then use dban. Thats about all you can do.

[CDS]

Without nuking the OS all you can really do is manually delete your data and use something like eraser.

If those discs you do have can be used to get a clean install of windows then use dban. Thats about all you can do.

 

 

Maybe I should be contacting ACER, but maybe u know....

I have a program on here called eRecovery Management. And, looks like there is an option to "restore system to factory default".

Would that work?

(i'm not at all a computer guru....so hopefully these questions dont sound stupid... )

[hazelnut]

Perhaps this may be of use

 

http://www.myacrobatpdf.com/8770/acer-erec...user-guide.html