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Delate everything from a windows 7 PC

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  • 05-08-2015 9:54pm
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    TrustedApple
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    Hi guys i am about to sell my PC that i made myself there tomorrow and i am wondering how do i delate all files and set it up as new ?. ITs running windows 7 Pro and wondering where to i begin.

    Thanks


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    Kenny Logins
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    Format (full) and reinstall windows.


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    TrustedApple
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    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    Format (full) and reinstall windows.

    How do you do that ?. Don't mind me asking ?.

    I am a mac user for the past 4 years i just forgot how to use everything windows wise.


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    DopeTech
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    samapple789 wrote: »
    How do you do that ?. Don't mind me asking ?.

    I am a mac user for the past 4 years i just forgot how to use everything windows wise.

    Do you have a windows disk and/or windows 7 key?


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    TrustedApple
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    FrostyJim wrote: »
    Do you have a windows disk and/or windows 7 key?

    Nope thats the problem

    Would i be better off taking out the hard drives and formatting them off my mac and leaving the new person install what ever OS they wont to ?.


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    FSL
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    samapple789 wrote: »
    Nope thats the problem

    Would i be better off taking out the hard drives and formatting them off my mac and leaving the new person install what ever OS they wont to ?.

    There is freeware available, I think it's Magic Jellybean which will display the Windows key.

    You could then just put a linux distro on a USB stick, boot from the USB stick, reformat the drive, use linux to write zeroes to the drive and then install linux from the usb stick to the hard drive.

    That way the machine is fully operational so you can show everything works and you can supply the valid Windows 7 key if the purchaser wants to install Windows 7 on it.


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    TrustedApple
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    Have windows 7 shorted on a CD i found it ;) :P.

    Thanks anyway


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