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I've searched in case this has been covered, but can't find anything relevant so here goes...

I have a surplus PC, running Windows 98, which I would be happy to donate to a school/good home/worthy cause rather than just cart to the dump.

Does anyone know of places that might be interested - preferably in the SW London area?

Angela

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The are no Emmaus branches in London or the southern home counties. How about a local primary school? Or ask local social services - they may have a refuge or some other place which could use it. There are also charities which send computers abroad, but I don't have any details of those to hand.
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I also have and old machine with windows 98, which I would be happy to give to a good cause. However, my concern is that personal information may well be still on the hard disk, such as Bank account and  Credit card details. I know that everything even if one has removed it, can still be found imbedded  on the hard drive. Is there anyway that I can be completely certain of clearing everything from the Hard Drive other than removing  and destroying it?

Baz

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Look up 'secure erasure' on Google, there will be numerous tools available as freeware to erase your hard disk to military standard. Will install to a floppy, run this and your private details are overwritten with a complex pattern that will be safe enough for your purposes!

Mike
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