Disks - how to clean?

How to I clear all my TOTALLY CLEAN of all personal computers?  I'm read to throw all my old computers with Windows 95, Millennium, XP, etc.. ?

Hello

The hard drive can be removed from the computer and physically destroyed and/or
You can use a utility to Wipe/Shred.

CCleaner has the ability to erase free space.

CCleaner - free - download of Piriform or FileHippo (below the offer costs).

CCleaner is our system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up space on the hard drive. It also cleans traces of your activities online such as your Internet history. In addition, it contains a complete registry cleaner. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware! -Includes drive - wiper (Tools - disk wiper) which has different levels of securiity wiping free space or the whole disc.
http://www.Piriform.com/ccleaner/download

Forums - help for CCleaner here
http://Forum.Piriform.com/

You can try this or similar utilities.

PC Shredder is a free removal software and data file shredder, can permanently delete files, folders and make it unrecoverable, completely shredding the files you specify, make it impossible for anyone to restore deleted information! Prevent your business data, important documents and personal information under restoration.

PC Shredder is a Freeware. It's free for personal and commercial use. Destructive of documents PC works on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista. There is no minimum hardware requirement for PC Shredder runs correctly.
http://www.pcshredder.com/

Eraser - free - an advanced security tool for Windows that allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting many times with carefully selected patterns.
http://eraser.Heidi.IE/

Best utility of free secure erase
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-secure-erase-utility.htm

There are other tools available from Freeware to commercial products - BING or Google.

I hope this helps.
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