You need to remove all files from the hard drive.

Original title: I need to empty my drive hard so that I can reinstall windows XP - I bought new computer and put my old one family member...

I don't want my personal info on my old computer.  I was told to empty / delete (?) my hard drive, then reinstall

Windows xp from the operating system CD.   Even if I throw the old computer, I want all the info removed for security all

suggestions?

Hello

Please take a look at the following article:

Protect and serve your personal files

Tags: Windows

Similar Questions

  • How to remove unnecessary files from the hard drive using Lightroom.

    Hello

    I use Lr 5.7 on Win7 64-bit. I would remove completely some old files and their contents that were part of my previous, very messy organization. I still have parents and masters images files, so I have no need extra junk on my hard drive.

    I tried to do a right click on the file, but the only option is to delete the catalog. I saw posted solutions that say click on icon less. I don't see an icon less anywhere. As far as I know, Lightroom really doesn't want "delete me" anything.

    Thank you!

    Dave

    have you tried to delete images? You can't delete the folders...

  • How to extract the files from the HARD drive?

    I have a HDD1805 from a broken iPod 80 GB. I was wondering if there was another method I could use to extract the files from the hard drive.

    Hello

    Sorry, but I don t know what you mean exactly.
    Can you please explain exactly what you mean?

    What files you want to extract?

    Good bye

  • transfer files from the hard drive to laptop: access denied?

    The motherboard on my computer just died. I'm trying to get my documents, music, photos from the hard drive of the computer dead on my laptop. the old hard drive is in this removable thingy, connected to the labtop. The problem is that it says access denied when I click on 'my documents '. any suggestions on how to access the documents?

    When you move a disk formatted in NTFS from one computer to another, you probably need to 'Ownership' of files and folders on this drive.  Procedure is here:

    "How appropriate a file or a folder in Windows XP"
      <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308421 >

    HTH,
    JW

  • How to install Win7 on new hard drive and still access all the files from the hard drives of previous Vista?

    I currently have a Windows Vista PC. It has two SATA drives, one with the operating system, the one I use for storage.

    I want to buy a new SATA hard drive and install a new copy of Windows 7 top.

    I want to know the steps to follow to do this. My plan is this:

    1. turn the pc power off and open the case.

    2. remove the old hard disks

    3. plug the new empty hard drive

    4. turn on the pc and the insertion of the disc to install to Win7 for DVD-ROM drive

    5. enter in the bios and put the DVD-ROM as first boot device

    6. install win 7 on new hard drive.

    Is this correct?

    Because my next question is important:

    7. Turning off the computer.

    8 reconnect the two old hard drives. New total number of SATA drives connected = three.

    Now when I restart the PC and login to Win 7, it lists two other drives as, for example, D:\ and E:\ readers?

    How can I make this work?

    Thank you very much!

    Thanks for your reply, but I don't want to dual boot. I just want to have the hard drive as the master drive Windows7 and the old two drives as slaves, where I can access files as the pictures and letters.

    Any help would be appreciated!

    Well, I would disconnect all drives hard current interns, then connect the new hard drive, reinstall Windows 7, re - attach the old readers as slaves and copy all the data you need to on the disc of Windows 7.

    See:

    How connect a SATA Hard Disk as a slave . eHow.com
    Single, master and slave drives and Jumpering

  • Remove stranded files from the hard disk to the VM package

    I have a virtual merger machine that is now 96 GB in size (database development) and it contains several virtual hard drives.  Now, I have cleared one of the drives on and outsourced (he placed on an external Firewire based drive).  Removing the abandoned drive does not reduce the size of the virtual machine.  Research in the VM package, I see that the hard disk file (vmdk) is always inside the package and using 54 GB.

    The question is so I can delete these files from the VM package or it will damage the VM?  I tried to make a backup of the VM, but right at the end that it maintains the production of an error so I would like to know if anyone has experience with this before making the jump.

    Removing a virtual drive simply deletes the references, it does not delete the virtual disk. If you do not have a snapshot (for example), it is safe to delete. Make sure get you the right one, well - I recommend you all first move somewhere else and then try to start the virtual machine. If it is used at the moment (but maybe not if it is only used by a snapshot), merge will complain.

  • How can I get all the files from the hard drive in the non-working Compaq Presario CQ62-411NR

    Ice tea seep keyboard laptop, and after drying it feeds on. If I try a hard reboot, it is stated that I would lose all the info in the memory and I can't afford to lose my mother pictures that are on the hard drive. Is it possible to get the hard drive to work in some other way so that I can get my photos and other files.

    You can remove the hard drive and put it in a USB Enclosure.Plug USB port, another machine, where you should be able to go through it and copy your photos off on the hard drive of the host computer.

    Example:

    http://www.TigerDirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3743052 & catid = 2783

  • Can't access the files from the HARD drive of any account on the windows computer 7

    Hello

    When I tried to connect my Western digital external hard drive to a 32-bit desktop P 3 with a Windows XP SP1, then this HARD drive is not detected. Then I tried to copy his WD driver ITS a USB Flash drive, then isntalled all the WD HARD drive was always plugged into my computer. After that, the HARD drive was identified by computer and appear in my computer. As I thought that this folder has been created by the installation of the driver, did not exist on my HARD drive before connected to the desktop computer.

    When I plugged my WD HDDagain to my laptop HP with Windows 7 SP1 64 bit and I tried open this folder, and then the main folder only opened without facing access denied, however, access to all of its subfolders, and the files inside it has been declined.

    In addition, althoguh the username admin Curernet "Mohammad" can open the folder of human "83f04ce083fb03083bb88e50", as shown in the screenshot above, it can not access all of the subfolders, files in the main folder, and to access, I will need to use the scecurity tab. Thus, it would be absolute nonsense, if I want to have access to all of the subfolders, I will need to use the security for each tab.

    How do I gain access to all of the subfolders with use of the Security tab once the time (i.e. as long as all subfolders are inside the main folder, then simply use the main folder security tab?

    As long as the current username "Mohammad" can open the folder of "83f04ce083fb03083bb88e50" man, "Mohammad" is so allowed system to have access to the main folder as shown in the screenshot above, then I think that the username 'Mohammad' will have to reach all subfolders as well. However, when you try to open any subfolder or file, then the current user 'Mohammad' name could not have access to all of the subfolders in the main folder and all subfolders or files opening gave me this error below (screenshots below)

    I tried to remove this main folder, however, each time, I found myself with a loop "you need permission SYSTEM to make changes to this file.

    Original title: file access denied

    Groan.  It is so easy to fix, and you should have gotten a lot better support now.  Surprisingly, the worst suggestion came directly from the "Microsoft Support Engineer" Reda Singh, his suggestion potentially compromising the security of your computer while doing absolutely nothing to solve the problem.  Fortunately, it seems like you didn't do something quite right and so the script was not run.

    First of all, let me explain why this difficult access occurs in the first place.  Originally, you had three 'users' granted access to training, SYSTEM, Administrators, and MohammadSYSTEM allows Windows to read your disk, and retrieve things like its label.  It can also allow your antivirus software to access the drive.  Because this OPTION is enabled, Administrators is not accomplish anything, even if you are an administrator.  As long as this OPTION is enabled, this permission only works for programs, that you manually raised to run as administrator.  This leaves access to the drive depend on the last entry, Mohammad.  The problem is the SID behind Mohammad is only good on the computer, it was created, so if you connect this HARD drive on another computer, no access is allowed!  Enter the security on the other computer dialog box, you can either see something "could not read permissions" or you will see the SYSTEM, directorsand a third entry with a long series of numbers.  It's your first computer Mohammad , and it will not work on another computer.

    It is not surprising that you're facing this problem because you are using the drive on multiple computers, which is running XP that is not UAC.  Here's how to unlock a storage drive (in Windows 7) so that it can be normally accessed in any PC without any permissions problem:

    1. Press [Windows] (or click on the circles to start), and then type "user account control".
    2. In the search results, click on "change user account control settings."
    3. Drag the slider to "never notify".
    4. Click [OK] to confirm the changes and restart your computer.
    5. Open Windows Explorer, right-click on the affected drive, and then click Properties -> Security (tab)-> [Advanced]-> owner (tab)-> [change].
    6. You should be on a dialog box that asks what you want to change the owner.  Click on Administrators.
    7. Check Replace owner of subcontainers and objects, and click [OK].  Windows should start processing all the files on the disc.  This may take a few minutes.
    8. When it's done, click [OK] to close the property message and then close out of all other dialog boxes.
    9. In Windows Explorer, click the drive affected again, and then click Properties -> Security (tab)-> [Advanced]-> [edit permissions].
    10. Now in the dialog box Advanced security settings , click the button [delete] repeatedly to remove all permission entries.
    11. Add SYSTEM and grant full control.
      1. Click on [Add...].
      2. Type 'SYSTEM' and press [Enter].
      3. Check full control in the allow column and press [Enter].
    12. Add Administrators and grant full control.
    13. Add users and grant Full control.
    14. In the dialog box Advanced security settings , you should have three entrances of permissions: SYSTEM Administratorsand users, all granted full control.  Check "Replace all permissions of child object with permissions inheritable from this object" and click [OK].
    15. Click [Yes] to confirm the replacement of permissions.  Again, Windows start to process all files on the disk, which may take a few minutes.
    16. When he finishes, close to all the dialog boxes and check that all records are now accessible.  You may have to refresh (or close and reopen) explore to see the changes.
    17. Assuming that it worked, we will re-enable UAC to reduce the vulnerability of temporary security, that we created earlier.  Press [Windows] and then type 'user account control '.
    18. In the search results, click on "change user account control settings."
    19. Drag the slider to the position below the top (position #2, by default).
    20. Click [OK] and restart your computer.  Now, the files remain accessible.

    This should straighten the permissions of your disk storage so that you can use it again.  You may need to empty the trash on this drive after changing permissions.

    Don't do this procedure on your C:\ drive, it will seriously reduce the security of your Windows installation.  This is for the readers of storage only.  If you need access to a specific file that you created to C:\, you can safely do the steps above on this issue, but never on the C:\ drive itself.  Please note that when you perform this procedure on a folder instead of a hard drive, you will need to replace this step #10:

    10. now in the dialog box Advanced security settings , uncheck the box "Include permissions can be inherited from the parent to this object" and click [delete] to confirm.  If some permission entries remain, click [Remove] until they are all gone.

    The concept is the same in Windows Vista, even if the exact steps differ from the foregoing at least Windows 8.  In Windows 8, you must also disable UAC with a registry tweak because, unlike Windows 7, UAC remains on even when the value of "Never notify", giving rise to all sorts of problems in Explorer tries to work with file permissions.

    Oh and to answer one other question I saw you ask from the beginning: this folder of the .net Framework was created by .net Framework Installer.  He breaks all the rules and frustrating unpacks his junk everywhere where it feels like.  I got it decompress on a front SD card, making the installation would take forever.  After installing the .net Framework, you probably disconnected the drive before restarting your computer, so these files let me.  Or the installation crashed and started you again.  Meanwhile, installs the failure left its Temp files behind.  It was supposed to remove the folder when the installation is complete.  You can remove safely as the folder manually.

  • Satellite L40: How can I recover the files from the hard drive

    Hello

    Can someone help me please. About a week ago I started to have a clicking sound coming from my laptop Satellite L40. My laptop froze and when I restarted, I was directed to the system configuration with a message at the bottom saying
    "Pri Master Hard Disk Drive SMART status bad, Backup and replace."
    Press F2 to assume. »

    I pressed F2, but I don't have any idea what to do?

    Can someone tell me how do I backup my files until my HDD disappeared completely or if it was can I use another device to get down them.

    I tried using the recovery disk, but the disk does not respond?

    Help, please

    Pete

    Hello

    This message looks like a warning of S.M.A.R.T. notification
    This means that your HARD disk will eventually fail.
    It can happen in the next few days or it can't happen for a few months but the SMART feature has detected that the drive is wrong then it should be replaced as soon as possible.
    It seems that your laptop is not very old, so the warranty should cover all replacements.

    I see only one way to access and back up the data. Eventually, you could buy an external enclosure SATA USB HARD drive and was able to connect the HARD drive to another computer.
    I don't know if you will be able to access the HARD drive because of the failure, but if you want you can try this m.

    Good luck

  • If your computer comes with a hard drive of 32-bit pc will work better by adding another hard drive of 60 bits or transfer all files on the hard drive of 60 bits?

    The pc is a hp pavilion a706n and windows vista ultimate.

    Hello

    You confuse the version of Windows with the hard drive.

    A hard drive is a physical device for Windows (operating system)
    are the programs installed. When the data is created and saved which are written in the
    hard drive. A hard disk is analogous to a wardrobe as a storage device.

    Hard drives are not little dependent, which means that you can run Windows 32 or 64 on them
    If the rest of the system is compatible with every version.

    Windows can be 32-bit or 64-bit. But not all hardware systems can run both.
    Many 32-bit systems cannot run 64-bit Windows.

    Your computer came with at least a possible hard disk to add possibly
    internally, and certainly outside.

    WiKi - hard disk drive
    http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive

    As TrekDozer said that your computer cannot run as 64-bit Windows if you need to stay
    with 32-bit Windows. However, you can add additional hard disks of extra disk space.

    Check with HP support, their books online and the drivers, diagnosis, and
    their forum are good sources of information from others with the same or similar
    systems.

    Support HP & drivers
    http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/support.html

    Contact HP
    http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html

    HP forums
    http://h30434.www3.HP.com/PSG/

    I hope this helps.

    Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle=""><- mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

  • 'REMOVE the RECENT HISTORY' removes it completely from the hard drive?

    I just want to know if when I'm done for the day I can go to "clear recent history"-(which is set up to clear recent history by day) - and when I activate the "ERASE the HISTORY RECENT', it gives off the hard? IN - other words NOONE at any time in the future can access this days of sailing.

    Yes, it erases all of your navigation on the hard drive. However, why not use the private browsing? Private Browsing - use Firefox without saving history

  • How to tell the computer to change the timbre of time & date on all files from external hard drives?

    Problem caused by the time change this morning.  Internal drive is exactly 60 minutes off (earlier) of/that the corresponding files on external drives.  Problem always happens to changes in time.

    Hello

    Try these steps and check:

    1. right click on start.

    2. Select Explorer

    3. Select Folder Options > tools > offline files

    4 activate the offline files, and then click OK

    5. navigate to the files and folders on the external drive you want to synchronize

    6. right click on the files and select make available offline, click Next

    7. in offline files Wizard should start

    8. Select automatically synchronize the offline files when I connect and disconnect my computer

    9. click on next

    10. Select create a shortcut to the folder on the desktop offline files

    11. click on finish

    12. click on start > all programs > Accessories > synchronize

  • When you try to save all files on the C drive in Windows 7, get the message "There are no more files"

    I get this when I try to save all the files on my C drive. I am the only user on this laptop. It's windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

    So far, I've checked for viruses using 5 different scanners, check permissions, the usual stuff, but I still get it. The funny thing is if I right click on my desktop and click New txt Document that market I can type this in and click on save, but if I click Save under and rename I save as: there are no more files. BTW I free 350gbs, also tried chkdsk/r

    If you use a Comodo cleaner, which can also cause problems on Win7 64-bit. Uninstall, it helped me - problem solved! But in your case, try to understand if you have installed new software just before the fancy 'there no more files"- message began to appear. BTW, also I had BIG problems since "save under" did not work in one of my programs office to paint...

  • How can I move files from the hard drive of your computer to external hard drive.

    Original title: can I add an external hard drive to transfer music from windows media to free up space on the top of the Tower

    with windows media player to manage two mp3 players, running out of space on the top of the Tower, can I transfer and store all the music files on an external hard drive of 1 TB and use windows media player with the external hard drive?

    Hi PaulDocherty,

    I suggest you follow the methods given and check if it helps.

    Method 1: Please run the synchronization in your Windows Media Player.

    Please visit the link below to make a synchronization in your Windows Media Player;

    http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/set-up-a-device-to-sync-in-Windows-Media-Player

    Method 2: You can also try to copy and paste option.

    Please visit the link below to copy files to your files on an external hard drive;

    http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/copy-and-paste-a-file

    I hope this helps.

  • Backup Windows remove deleted files from the backup drive when updating?

    I want to imitate a Raid operation for backup as closely as possible.  I have 2 identical HDs, C: and D:, that I will configure for automatic backup once a week.  I hope D develop beyond C, because I unload the external HDs files of C each week.

    Hi rdverb,

    For more information, see the following article:

    http://www.Microsoft.com/athome/Setup/backupdata.aspx

    I hope this helps!

Maybe you are looking for

  • What model of Toshiba's my cell phone?

    Hello, [I just bought a second hand toshiba. The operating system is windows 7 but I want to install XP on it. Theres just one problem, I can't know what model it is. All I can understand looking at it is that it is a model of Satellite with its harm

  • Support for the transfer of complete network provider

    I finished my 2 years contract with Vodafone and now have bought a month sim only CDI with 3 but my iphone will not work with it, even if the number of the PUK was obtained and sent a long number * #06 # as requested but still nothing...  I've been h

  • start the computer in safe mode

    hard drive detected problem iminent failure press F1 key to continue... After pressing F1 computer won't start in safe mode so I check apparently I solve the problem. I run a system check and all is fine... I reboot my computer and I get: problem har

  • How to remove DriverCure from my office?

    I is NOT DriverCure but he himself planted in my task bar of the Office on the bottom of my desktop PC. Apparently not tho in my 'programmes', so it is not installed. I stopped to recording the DriverCure tho. I can only "exit" the DriverCure its bor

  • The Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for Windows Media Center stopped ownloading/display guide information beyond October 24, 2014

    It seems to happen again. Today, COMICS Guide stops at October 24, 2014.  I expect it to be complete until October 29, 2014.  Any attempt to force a download is successful but only until October 24, 2014. Microsoft know about this? They do nothing to