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I use windows XP.

If you have installation of an operating system media or are willing to sell your computer without an operating system (if you can), then download Darik Boot and Nuke, that securely erases the entire drive, including any hidden restore partition.

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See http://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=file+shredder I have not used any of these tools. Read reviews of the software on the download sites; some of the apps seem to break some Windows features when they shred the (not terribly surprising) data.

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