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plcdude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 02:00 PM
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What is the best way to completely clean
your computer?
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 02:27 PM
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1. Just reinstall the OS and the program you need
ESpecially if you have windows, you'll have tons and tons of junk on your computer after a few years
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 03:22 PM
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2. Do NOT use solvents on the monitor
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 03:59 PM
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3. Format C: /u
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-30-10 11:37 PM
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4. Be more specific about your intent
For me, I just buy a new hard drive, pull the old one out and put it in a safe secure place as a backup, and then install all your necessary stuff on the brand new drive.
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-02-10 10:11 PM
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5. I've washed really dirty circuit boards in the dishwasher before..
But I suspect that was not what you were talking about.

A low level format of the hard drive, followed by a partition and then a format and then reinstall the OS and just those programs you intend to use.

That will get just about anything off your drive that might be a problem.

http://hddguru.com/software/2006.04.12-HDD-Low-Level-Format-Tool/

http://download.cnet.com/CompuApps-SwissKnife-V3/3000-2248_4-10070864.html
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