Saved Bookmarks
| 1. |
Solve : WINDOWS ME....HELP!!!!? |
|
Answer» I recently got a MACBOOK & WANT to rid myself of my Dell with Windows ME......I don't know the proper terminology, but how do I remove everything from my hard drive so I can dump everything else in recycling? BEST Buy sold me a "flash drive"? (not sure ) but it was compatible with all Windows OS EXCEPT ME. PLEASE HELP ME:) I recently got a MACBOOK & want to rid myself of my Dell with Windows ME......I don't know the proper terminology, but how do I remove everything from my hard drive so I can dump everything else in recycling? Best Buy sold me a "flash drive"? (not sure ) but it was compatible with all Windows OS EXCEPT ME. PLEASE HELP ME:) Ok, so if I understand correctly, you got a new macbook and want to get rid of your installation of Windows ME on your old Dell ? If so, and if you have your valuable data backed up, you can try to format the computer.hkorus,If i understand correctly your concern is --you want to "dispose " of your old Dell to a location that recycles computers.However (justifyably) you are CONCERNED about giving it to them with your data on the HDD.If that is correct i suggest the safest way is to deliver the computer to them with the HDD removed. Then you can (with due diligence to your own PHYSICAL safety) apply an abrupt blow (or more than one)(such as with a hammer--or an asphalt ROLLING machine ) to the HDD and then dispose of it. There are other ways to render the data on the HDD unreadable - such as a program that overwrites the data gazillions of times. But anything less than that can ( for the appropriate level of knowledge and desire still leave data accessible).truenorth They want to "save" some of the files from the Windows ME hard disk drive (to the flash drive?) before recycling the computer. Apparently the manufacturer of the flash drive doesn't say it will work with Windows ME. So Holly... Why don't you give us the specifications for the flash drive: o Manufacturer o Model Number o Size in Megabytes or Gigabytes o What file system it is formatted with (if known) Will you be reading this flash drive to the MacBook (is that a notebook computer)? |
|