How Do I Erase Everything On My Computer Windows Vista?

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Y'all can. Re-install windows. When yous go to re-install, reformat the Difficult drive at the same time. This will essentially practise what happens at reckoner manufacturer plants: they install the Bone for y'all, and get out your computer with a fresh install. You are only repeating the procedure.

Y'all will need;
Screwdriver
Location of harddrive
Large pencil with a skillful eraser

A lot of big PC makers store a copy of of the install files on a split sectionalization on the hard drive. When you boot upwards information technology may say something like "printing F12 for recovery way" and then y'all can just reinstall everything from at that place. That is going to be different for every computer and it also depends on if the people who built your calculator included that choice.

*If your pc came with the install disks for Vista that option is probably not included. Just boot from the install CD/DVD and format the difficult drive and re-install.

Add on question: I've been thinking of doing this. I have XP pro. If I do a reinstall, will I then have to download the zillion or so updates and upgrades, or will in that location be one update that has all the prior updates?

PS for erasing, I do not agree with skabeep. A white vinyl eraser is much amend. It is less annoying and volition exist less probable to scratch your disk, and remember to erase in a radial pattern.

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@jvgr

Your first update will probably be to SP3. After that you lot will take to update and reboot. And then you will need to practise it a bunch of times to get up to date. It is a pain in the ass only it is for the best.

Magnetize some steel wool and get to scrubbing (wear safe gloves to prevent electrical shock)

If you have a restoration disc that came with the unit, use that. Also, practise not practise a Quick Format when information technology asks you to do that.

If you lot want to exercise a secure wipe, at that place are a few complimentary tools out at that place that you can Google for out there. I would recommend writing aeros to the hard drive 7 times. That'due south mostly a pretty expert wipe.