03-02-2008, 09:27 PM
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| Lurker Techie
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Dakota
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|  Re: How to reinstall an O/S
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Originally Posted by KurrentEweser  Formatting doesn't wipe out old data and partitioning info. It's best to use program that clears the whole drive before installing a new OS. | Which would be DBAN: Darik's Boot and Nuke (Hard Drive Disk Wipe)
or Killdisk: Active@ Kill Disk Hard Drive Eraser. Low Level Format.
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