cleaning up desktop to sell

[lil'mo]

I have like a 2001 hp that i want to get rid of. how can i make it a clean slate so it will work decently for the person i sell it to?

[bus driver]

get a big magnetic and stick it to the hard drive.
i hear the cleans up the machine really well.

[lil'mo]

wipe it and reinstall windows

explain 'wipe it'

[Cyrano]

Use the dishwasher.

[lil'mo]

yall are funny

[Dex]

http://jeanoram.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ostrich-feather-duster.jpg

[Dex]

Seriously...

http://helpdesk.its.uiowa.edu/windows/instructions/reformat.htm

That's about as simple as you're going to find it.

[lil'mo]

thanks dex brah, go with christ.

[mrsmaalox]

Good work 'lil mo :tu

I just pulled all this junk out of an upstairs closet and there's still more. I think I'll just get out the hard drives and memories and take it all to Goodwill.



http://img263.imagevenue.com/loc159/th_90027_oldjunk_122_159lo.jpg (http://img263.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=th_90027_oldjunk_122_159lo.jpg)

[The Final Countdown]

Do a system restore to the day you bought it.

[baseline bum]

Reformatting won't erase your personal info. Use dban (http://www.dban.org/) to wipe it clean.

[baseline bum]

Seriously, the only reason I could see people wanting to buy a machine from 2001 is to go back and steal credit card numbers from people who thought erasing files or doing a format was enough.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

lil slow

hahahahahaha

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Seriously, the only reason I could see people wanting to buy a machine from 2001 is to go back and steal credit card numbers from people who thought erasing files or doing a format was enough.

:lol:toast

[TDMVPDPOY]

take the hdd out and smash it to pieces...

[Wild Cobra]

I'm thinking of selling my old XP system with the 2.4 ghz celeron and 80gbyte HD. Problem is, now that you can get computers for cheap, it isn't worth much. I'm thinking of just giving it to a friend who is often strapped for cash.

[Sisk]

If you get more than $50 for a 2001 desktop I'll be completely shocked..

[Wild Cobra]

If you get more than $50 for a 2001 desktop I'll be completely shocked..
No kidding. I'd be surprised too. I might get $100 for mine, but I think I would rather give it to someone who doesn't have a computer and cant afford one.

[Sisk]

No kidding. I'd be surprised too. I might get $100 for mine, but I think I would rather give it to someone who doesn't have a computer and cant afford one.

We recently got rid of three desktops from about 2000-2001.. we just took out the hard drives and gave them away like you're thinking about doing. Then drilled the HDD's with a power drill

[DMX7]

If you get more than $50 for a 2001 desktop I'll be completely shocked..

I'll be shocked too. It's probably worth like $25.

[phyzik]

Dont waste your time fixing it unless you are planning to go to Juarez to sell it and are looking for beer money..

[z0sa]

Was this really worth a thread?

[Sisk]

I'll be shocked too. It's probably worth like $25.

Yeah $50 was a bit high. Not even worth selling the damn thing TBH

[lil'mo]

Was this really worth a thread?

You better shut your little fuckin mouth you fuckin punk kid. You're dealing with a muthafuckin VETERAN here. :flipoff

[lil'mo]

Seriously, the only reason I could see people wanting to buy a machine from 2001 is to go back and steal credit card numbers from people who thought erasing files or doing a format was enough.

I'm selling it and a computer desk to a coworker for $85

[Wild Cobra]

I'm selling it and a computer desk to a coworker for $85
Free computer with the desk, huh?

[lil'mo]

that's right, package deal, muh' fuh'

[The Franchise]

Buy a drive scrubber. It will permanently erase everything (data, spyware, virus, malware) on your computer leaving it like new, and it only costs about 25 bucks. You can also use it on more than one computer.