-=> Matt Munson wrote to All <=-   
      
    MM> I am looking towards selling off my older windows xp  pc, but how would   
    MM> I clean it out, can I use the rescue disc to reinstall the OSfresh then   
    MM> apply SP3 and IE8?   
      
      
   Are you worried about the information on the disk? I'd suggest running   
   Darik's boot and nuke disk (http://www.dban.org) or any other wiping tool   
   first. Depending on the hardware, it shouldn't take more than 30 minutes or   
   so, and any data will be difficult to recover off the drive.   
      
   Kudos to you for wanting to update it before selling it - too many older,   
   unpatched PCs are in the wild, waiting to get exploited.   
      
   I suppose you have 3 options:   
      
   1. Wipe the drive, sell the computer with a bare drive, COA sticker and a   
   recovery CD.   
      
   2. Wipe the drive, re-install Windows and update it to the latest/greatest.   
      
   3. Wipe the drive, install Linux, sell the computer with a COA and recovery   
   CD if the user wants to DIY.   
      
   If you have the time, I'm sure the buyer would appreciate option 2 or 3,   
   but all 3 seem appropriate.   
      
   --kW   
      
      
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