[Gloucs] PC purchase update

[Tim Ballam]

"They normally do a complete reinstall toinsure there is no data form the original owner left on there."

urrrgh hope they use some proper software first, my customers always go for a proper wipe (7 pass)
http://www.dban.org/ (Boot and Nuke) should do the job in most cases, a format won't
Tim



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From: "aecooper at coosoft.plus.com" <aecooper at coosoft.plus.com>
To: Gloucestershire LUG <gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, 22 January, 2009 10:38:01
Subject: Re: [Gloucs] PC purchase update

Nothing installed on mine please - they will be linux'ed. Cheers. Tony.

> Steve Searle wrote:
>
>> Do we know if these have hard drive's?
>
> As quoted: "20 GB hard drive and are loaded with a genuine licensed
> Windows 2000 operating system".
>
> I have just had another email form Dave Smith.  He wanted to know if we
> wanted an OS installed.  They normally do a complete reinstall to
> insure there is no data form the original owner left on there.  He
> suggested that we might be able to get them quicker if they did not
> reinstall windows.  This would be OK for me but what about everyone
> else.  I jokingly suggested a discount but keeping the MS tax license
> on the case would allow the machines to be reinstalled at some stage if
> required I presume.
>
> Paul
>
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