Inspiron 1520 XP Pro must be reset to the factory

I use on my computer staff and 7 before Windows 8.  My wife hands me his Inspiron 1520 and asked me to reset it to factory settings so she can sell it without fear of any of its survival data.

So, tell me, what is the the cleaner way to solve this problem?  I have the original OS and the disk utilities disk, so I'm in good shape there.  Only, what is the best way to approach this project.

Thanks as always for all of the help that can be offered,

BSB

I use on my computer staff and 7 before Windows 8.  My wife hands me his Inspiron 1520 and asked me to reset it to factory settings so she can sell it without fear of any of its survival data.

So, tell me, what is the the cleaner way to solve this problem?  I have the original OS and the disk utilities disk, so I'm in good shape there.  Only, what is the best way to approach this project.

Thanks as always for all of the help that can be offered,

BSB

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