How To Wipe A Computer Windows 7

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Hi,
Try using Revo Uninstaller - Free Version to see if you can uninstall those programs.
Revo Uninstaller - Free Version
http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html
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If needed these are the options you have to revert system back to factory specs or
re-install Windows 7.
You mean reinstall the OS completely? If you have the Windows 7 DVD's you can do this however
be sure to totally backup your data off the drive and you will need to reinstall your programs. If you
do not have Windows 7 Disks you can buy them from your system maker cheap. If you do not care
about existing programs then you can do a complete fresh install - just select the format options
which wipes the entire disk (this erases all data as well).

The Windows installation process will start by creating a new partition, formatting the partition, and installing Windows on the hard drive. The formatting process will erase the hard drive before installing Windows. How to install Microsoft Windows Vista and 7. Windows XP and 2000.

Some System makers use Recovery Partitions as well as other methods to allow you to revert
back to a completely fresh installation. So check with your System maker to see what options
you have to do that - and it certainly can be done - just a matter of knowing the processes the
System maker put in place for you.

How do I Perform a Clean Installation of Windows?
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operatingsystems/f/clean-install-windows.htm
How to Do a Clean Installation with Windows 7 - this wipes ALL programs and data out
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html
How to Boot to the System Recovery Options in Windows 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html
What are the system recovery options in Windows 7?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/What-are-the-system-recovery-options-in-Windows-7
How to Do a Custom Installation of Windows 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/20146-custom-install-windows-7-a.html
How to Do a Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html

How to Do a Inplace Upgrade Installation from Vista to Windows 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1818-upgrade-install-windows-7-a.html
Installing and reinstalling Windows 7 (Upgrade - keep programs and data OR Clean Installation
which deletes them)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7
How to Do a Repair Install to Fix Windows 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

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If you need to make repair disks - these help repair Windows not re-install.
Often a Repair Disk will help when the Recovery Disk does not - Use OPTION 2 to
make the disk.

How to Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html
If needed :

How to Do a Repair Install to Fix Windows 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html
Hope this helps.

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To wipe a hard drive means to completely erase the drive of all its information. Deleting everything does not wipe a hard drive and formatting does not usually wipe a hard drive. You'll need to take an extra step to wipe the hard drive so the data cannot be easily reconstructed later.

How To Wipe A Computer On Windows 7

When you format a hard drive or delete a partition, you're usually only deleting the file system, making the data invisible, or no longer actively indexed, but not gone. A file recovery program or special hardware often recovers the information.

How To Wipe A Computer Clean Windows 7

If you want to make sure that your private information is gone forever, you'll need to wipe the hard drive using special software.

How To Wipe A Lenovo Computer Windows 7

See the tip at the bottom of the page for information on a 'simple' wipe using the format command in Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista.

How to Wipe a Computer Hard Drive

This process could take several minutes to several hours depending on how big the drive is and what method you choose.

How To Wipe A Computer Windows 7 Without Password

  1. Back up anything you want to keep, such as photos, software product keys, etc. When the hard drive wipe is complete, there will be absolutely no way to get anything on the drive back.

    If you've already been using an online backup service, you can safely assume that all your important files are already backed up online. If you haven't been so proactive, pick from several free offline backup tools that can save your files to an external hard drive.

    Back up everything you want to keep; sometimes several virtual drives share space on a single physical hard drive. View the drives (volumes) that sit on a hard drive from the Disk Management tool in Windows.

  2. Download a free data destruction program. Any of the first six programs we recommend on that list will work great because they can be used to wipe a hard drive from outside of Windows, a necessary feature if you want to wipe the hard drive that Windows is installed on.

    We're big fans of DBAN, our first pick on that list. It's probably the most widely used hard drive wiping tool. See our How to Wipe a Hard Drive with DBAN tutorial if you're nervous about hard drive wiping or prefer a more detailed walkthrough.

    DBAN does not wipe-solid state drives. If you need to erase an SSD, you'll have to find a different program in that list mentioned above.

    Wiping a hard drive is operating system independent if you use one of the bootable tools from our list.

    There are actually several ways to completely erase a hard drive, but using data destruction software is the easiest and still allows the hard drive to be used again.

  3. Next, complete whatever steps are necessary to install the software or, in the case of a bootable program like DBAN, get the ISO image on a CD or DVD disc, or a USB device like a flash drive:

    If you're using a CD or DVD, this process usually involves burning the ISO image to a disc and then booting from the disc to run the program.

    If you're using a flash drive or other USB drive, this process usually involves burning the ISO image to the USB device and then booting from that USB drive to get started.

  4. Wipe the hard drive according to the program's instructions.

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    Is Shredding Files What You're Really After?

    If what you really want to do is just make sure that files you delete on a regular basis are really gone and not retrievable with special tools, a data wiping program is more than you need. See our list of free file shredder software programs for programs that 'destroy' individual files on an as-needed basis.

    Many of those shredder programs also do what's called a free space wipe, which is a wipe of all the 'empty' space on your hard drive. The purpose for this is to ensure that the files you've already deleted are actually deleted for good.

    Still confused? See Wipe vs Shred vs Delete vs Erase: What's the Difference?