any software for automatically removing unwanted information\nfrom our system volume information
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When installing a hard disk drive (commonly called a hard drive) for the first time, attempting to remove errors from your drive, getting rid of a nasty virus, or even cleaning a hard drive because you are selling or donating your computer -- those are just a few of the many reasons why one might consider formatting their hard drive. \nFormat actually means to prepare a storage medium, usually a disk, for reading and writing. When you format a disk, the operating system erases all bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to make sure all sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors (that is, those that are scratched or otherwise damaged), and creates internal address tables that it later uses to locate information. You must format a disk (floppy or hard disk) before you can use it. \n\nWhen you take a disk that has been formatted and run it through the format process again, it is referred to, logically, as "reformatting". \n\nKey Steps to Formatting\n\nBack it Up!\nBefore the format process, you want to make sure that if your goal is hard drive recovery, you back up as much personal data and information from your hard drive as you need. In some instances where a virus has caused serious system damage, this may not be possible, but if your format is planned ahead of time you certainly can copy and archive data off your hard drive before you start the format process.\n Key Terms To Understanding Hard Disk Formatting\nformat\nTo prepare a storage medium, usually a disk, for reading and writing. \n\nhard drive\nA magnetic disk on which you can store computer data. The term hard is used to distinguish it from a soft, or floppy, disk. \n\nvolume\nA fixed amount of storage on a disk or tape. \n\npartition \nTo divide memory or mass storage into isolated sections. In DOS systems, you can partition a disk, and each partition will behave like a separate disk drive.\n \n\nHow to Format\nIf you purchased your computer from systems vendor such as a Dell , HP Compaq or Gateway system, you most likely will have a set-up or a restore-and-recovery CD (also referred to as a master CD) which came with the system. If this is the type of system you use, then a format is an easy process as the master CD will format the hard drive, reinstall your Windows operating system, and install any software and programs which came with the system. If you no longer have your master set-up CD, you should contact the manufacturer to get a replacement. \n\nIf you aren't using this type of mass-market system, then a hard drive format will consist of you formatting the hard drive manually, installing your Windows OS from CD, then installing your software programs and hardware drivers. Before you begin the formatting process, it is important to make sure you have all your driver CDs located, Windows CD and your software CDs to ensure a smooth set-up.\n\nIt's also important to know about your operating system before you format. For example, if you're going to be reinstalling Windows 98 or Windows Me then you should have a Windows 98 or ME start-up disk to complete the procedure. In this instance, you would restart the system with the start-up floppy in the drive. Upon system boot, you will choose to have CD-ROM support. Once the files load you can then choose to run the format command on your main drive (usually C drive). If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, the Windows installation process offers "format your hard drive" as an option. Here you would ensure your computer is set to boot from CD-ROM (a setting in your system BIOS), insert the Windows CD and restart the computer. From there you will be on your way to reformatting.\n\nThe Format Command\nFormat is a Microsoft DOS command. It's a command line you can run to remove information from a computer disk, floppy disk or hard disk. It is an external command found in many of the Windows Operating systems. Hard drive formatting is done in three steps: \n\n(1) Low-leve
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you could probaly delete it from add or remove programs
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1)Tools\n2)Options\n3)Privacy\n4)Saved Information\n5)Clear\n\nif this doesnt work i recomment a free program called web eraser or ccleaner either one will remove it
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I fully recommend the use of a program Crap Cleaner. Yes! That's the real name! You can download it from www.download.com. Reviews are the best. This program will make your computer fly! It will remove everything and more that you can't see. I discovered it a few months ago. It's free and you won't have to spend any money in expensive software that does not do anything. Download it and get that crap cleaned! (Including those "programs" in your start menu. They are just unused icons)\n\nGood luck..
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Try cleaning out your registry with http://ccleaner.com\nits free.
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Go to tools.\n\nClear private data.\n\nCheck the ones you want to clear.
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You can use softwares like PC Inspector File Recovery for this purpose!
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Here are several links on this .I did a search for removing in windows 98 good luck
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You might try BadCopy. I don't know that it is free but I'm sure there some programs like it on the web. \n\nBadCopy will dig anything off of your disk (even deleted files). Still, I wouldn't pay for something you will rarely use.
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Use C-Cleaner to remove the index.dat file \nhttp://www.ccleaner.com\nGo to this website to learn more about the index.dat file and it has software to both view and remove information on it:\nhttp://www.stevengould.org/software/indexdatspy/
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If you are talking about a quick whipe its not very possible.  Your best bet would be to keep sensitive information in 1 location so that you can use a "shredder" on all of the files without looking for them, or having ghost copies elsewhere the disk or another drive.  (dont forget your swapfile)\n\nThe time it would take to 0 out a substantial amount of information would be enough time to physically remove a HD and physically destroy it.
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A good program that can be used to clean all the unnecessary junk off of your computer (including cleaning erronuous registry entries) is CCleaner. It can be downloaded at http://www.ccleaner.com/.
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Use any anti virus software,to clean all system files or drive c
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Click on start and go to search,  type program in and do search and delete anything it pulls up w/that name.
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There are programs that erase every single details from any memory , if you're selling or giving it to normal ppl don't worry they 'll never find your info after the regular formatting cause only the good hackers can get any information deleted from any memory
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wiping it clean of data
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Try your add/remove programme.\n\nAlso try ccleaner free and easy to use.\nHope this helps.\n\nGood Luck.