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clocker

11-12-2003, 06:20 PM

Ah, Kunal.... are you hearing voices again?

@Basics,

If you don't have any personal information on your PC then it's up to you whether you trust the buyer with (whatever) the contents of your HDD may be.

You are aware that all of your passwords are probably recoverable?

What DLs do you have that you feel are of any value?

Were I you, I would probably at least reformat, if not run killdisk, and let the new owner start from scratch. You can always burn your files to CD and offer dupes if you'd like...

Kunal

11-12-2003, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by clocker@12 November 2003 - 18:20
Ah, Kunal.... are you hearing voices again?
yeh i must be, i read something different :lol: (edited my post as it was stupid...)

3rd gen noob

11-12-2003, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by Kunal+12 November 2003 - 18:23--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Kunal @ 12 November 2003 - 18:23)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-clocker@12 November 2003 - 18:20
Ah, Kunal.... are you hearing voices again?
yeh i must be, i read something different :lol: (edited my post as it was stupid...) [/b][/quote]
i should probably edit my quote too...

Kunal

11-12-2003, 07:12 PM

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+12 November 2003 - 18:42--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 12 November 2003 - 18:42)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Kunal@12 November 2003 - 18:23
<!--QuoteBegin-clocker@12 November 2003 - 18:20
Ah, Kunal.... are you hearing voices again?
yeh i must be, i read something different :lol: (edited my post as it was stupid...)
i should probably edit my quote too... [/b][/quote]
please do ;)

3rd gen noob

11-12-2003, 07:15 PM

Originally posted by Kunal+12 November 2003 - 19:12--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Kunal @ 12 November 2003 - 19:12)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@12 November 2003 - 18:42

Originally posted by Kunal@12 November 2003 - 18:23
<!--QuoteBegin-clocker@12 November 2003 - 18:20
Ah, Kunal.... are you hearing voices again?
yeh i must be, i read something different :lol: (edited my post as it was stupid...)
i should probably edit my quote too...
please do ;) [/b][/quote]

another pointless post by me (aye right)

there you go, Kunal

Kunal

11-12-2003, 07:18 PM

thanks 3rd gen, now how about removing the stupid bit from the post u just said aswell please ;)

3rd gen noob

11-12-2003, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by Kunal@12 November 2003 - 19:18
thanks 3rd gen, now how about removing the stupid bit from the post u just said aswell please  ;)
whoopsy...i wonder what happened there... :rolleyes:

:">

edit: sorry, i can't edit it, my edit button is broken

Kunal

11-12-2003, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@12 November 2003 - 19:22
sorry, i can't edit it, my edit button is broken
:( :( :( :( :(

3rd gen noob

11-12-2003, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by Kunal+12 November 2003 - 19:26--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Kunal @ 12 November 2003 - 19:26)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-3rd gen noob@12 November 2003 - 19:22
sorry, i can't edit it, my edit button is broken
:( :( :( :( :( [/b][/quote]
now my reply button is broken...what a shame :rolleyes:

p.s. this joke is so poor :(

Kunal

11-12-2003, 07:34 PM

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+12 November 2003 - 19:30--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 12 November 2003 - 19:30)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Kunal@12 November 2003 - 19:26
<!--QuoteBegin-3rd gen noob@12 November 2003 - 19:22
sorry, i can't edit it, my edit button is broken
:( :( :( :( :(
now my reply button is broken...what a shame :rolleyes:

p.s. this joke is so poor :( [/b][/quote]
please man just edit it, i beg you! look ill even buy u a drink :beerchug: well make that two :beerchug: :beerchug:

3rd gen noob

11-12-2003, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by Kunal@12 November 2003 - 19:34
please man just edit it, i beg you! look ill even buy u a drink :beerchug: well make that two :beerchug: :beerchug:
done... :D

Kunal

11-12-2003, 07:48 PM

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+12 November 2003 - 19:43--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 12 November 2003 - 19:43)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Kunal@12 November 2003 - 19:34
please man just edit it, i beg you! look ill even buy u a drink  :beerchug: well make that two  :beerchug:  :beerchug:
done... :D [/b][/quote]
thanks alot mate (please dont tell anyone about the underage drinking by me though :lol: )

basics

11-12-2003, 11:39 PM

how can i find sensitive info on my pc?

how are they recoverable, im sure paypal etc dont store my passwords do they

abu_has_the_power

11-12-2003, 11:50 PM

dude, instead of risking it, back up ur hd using norton ghost corpate, and store the back up image on another hd. then format ur hd, and sell it. if u really need to keep all ur shit, then do that. i would just back up the movies and games and save game files and some other stuff

lynx

11-13-2003, 01:32 AM

Clocker's solution is really the only safe option. Anything else is just asking for trouble, even if you know who you are selling to. How do you know they won't sell it on after a short while, possibly with all your info still on there.

Evil Gemini

11-13-2003, 01:38 AM

Before i sell a pc, i format it and install a fresh copy of windows and burn the drivers on a disk and thats it.

A recovery disk is good to make to give with the PC.

basics

11-13-2003, 02:18 AM

i was just thinking that ive got about a thousand albums on here thought it might push up my price

Evil Gemini

11-13-2003, 02:24 AM

Nah man dont do anything like that.

A few extra bucks isnt worth getting busted for. People are getting fined for downloading music, im pretty sure this would be worse.

If you want to get more moeny for your PC do what i said with a recovery disk, buy a cheep internal modem because when i was selling one of my PC's everysingle person asked if it was internet ready.

What are the specs of this PC that your selling ?

abu_has_the_power

11-13-2003, 02:25 AM

and if the guy's an asshole, he'll call ur isp, or riaa, or 911, and report u for pirating songs. don't be a fool

Virtualbody1234

11-13-2003, 02:25 AM

Put the albums on a separate partition.
Format and reinstall the system to remove your personal information.

abu_has_the_power

11-13-2003, 02:27 AM

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@13 November 2003 - 02:25
Put the albums on a separate partition.
Format and reinstall the system to remove your personal information.
do u mean a separate partition on the same harddrive? wat's the point of that. the buyer will still c the files

basics

11-13-2003, 02:31 AM

ok that sounds good but how do i do the partition thingy?

i live in uk so i dont have to worry about the riaa etc, also i'm gonna sell it to a student so i'm sure they aint gonna be sniffing at all this "free"music!!

p4 2.0g
256mb ram
40gb
win xp
cdrwx48
dvd rom
geforce4 64mb

Virtualbody1234

11-13-2003, 02:33 AM

How much space in bytes does all the music take?

basics

11-13-2003, 02:35 AM

dunno nearly all 40gb

Virtualbody1234

11-13-2003, 02:37 AM

Ok, are they all in one folder?

basics

11-13-2003, 02:40 AM

nope theres a few but am sure i can spend some time sorting them out

Virtualbody1234

11-13-2003, 02:43 AM

Well if you right click on each folder and choose Properties it will show you the size of what's in that folder.

Add them all up. What i'm trying to see is if it could all be burned to CDs.

clocker

11-13-2003, 02:49 AM

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@12 November 2003 - 19:43
Well if you right click on each folder and choose Properties it will show you the size of what's in that folder.

Add them all up. What i'm trying to see is if it could all be burned to CDs.
Ah hell, screw that VB.

Burn 'em all to floppies and sell your PC as a "classic".

Works with cars...

Virtualbody1234

11-13-2003, 02:51 AM

Originally posted by clocker+12 November 2003 - 21:49--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 12 November 2003 - 21:49)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Virtualbody1234@12 November 2003 - 19:43
Well if you right click on each folder and choose Properties it will show you the size of what's in that folder.

Add them all up. What i'm trying to see is if it could all be burned to CDs.
Ah hell, screw that VB.

Burn 'em all to floppies and sell your PC as a "classic".

Works with cars... [/b][/quote]
:lol: :lol: :lol:

So true.

Well... basics seems to have left the conversation for now so...

basics, you can use Partition Magic to partition your drive if all that music won't fit on a few CDs. Burning them to CDs would be the preferable choice.

adamp2p

11-13-2003, 03:25 AM

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@13 November 2003 - 00:50
dude, instead of risking it, back up ur hd using norton ghost corpate, and store the back up image on another hd. then format ur hd, and sell it. if u really need to keep all ur shit, then do that. i would just back up the movies and games and save game files and some other stuff
WOW abu!!! Looks like you almost completed a sentence without a spelling error! ;) (I am referring the final sentence) :rolleyes:

Triadcool

11-13-2003, 03:39 AM

Looks like he did. :o

Virtualbody1234

11-13-2003, 04:02 AM

Originally posted by Triadcool@12 November 2003 - 22:39
Looks like he did. :o
He missed the capital "I" at the beginning and the period at the end. Also replace a few 'and's with a comma.

It's a good start, abu. http://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/thumbsup.gif

adamp2p

11-13-2003, 04:24 AM

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234+13 November 2003 - 05:02--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Virtualbody1234 @ 13 November 2003 - 05:02)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Triadcool@12 November 2003 - 22:39
Looks like he did.  :o
He missed the capital "I" at the beginning and the period at the end. Also replace a few 'and's with a comma.

It's a good start, abu. http://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/thumbsup.gif [/b][/quote]
:lol: :lol: :lol:

SciManAl

11-13-2003, 03:46 PM

lots of funny clumsey poeple on this thread lol, :P

I sel comps commercially on a small scale, and i ALWAYS give a computer to the customer with a clean hardrive and anything that is nesseary for normal computer functions, i do not leave illegally downloaded files on it , for many many reasons,
A. you downloaded it they can too :rolleyes:
B. Hwne they get caught useing regular kazaa and see all those files, they will say they were all already there... (guess who owned the computer prior to them)
C: I personally don't like messy computers, filled with crap i may or my not use... i like to be able to start with a fresh install not a dirty registry...
D: must i go on??

If you want to sell games, then sell thewm as a cd not with the computer... or say that you will include a CD pack of games, for an extra price... And please apply comen sense to all of your buiseness transactions... ;) ok then that is all am going to say, hope it didn't come across like i was flaming you... :rolleyes: no hostilities intended, but you are seriosly putting yourself at risk of identity theft as well as many other things...

peat moss

11-14-2003, 01:50 AM

Hmm bought a used harddrive at a garage sale .I cant belive all the porn on it etc.. lol short cuts to butt buddies . Made me think when i dispose of a computer im using Killdisk lol

Evil Gemini

11-14-2003, 02:14 AM

Originally posted by peat moss@14 November 2003 - 02:50
Hmm bought a used harddrive at a garage sale .I cant belive all the porn on it etc.. lol short cuts to butt buddies . Made me think when i dispose of a computer im using Killdisk lol
Run it through a data recovery program :D

Kunal

11-14-2003, 07:50 AM

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@13 November 2003 - 04:02
It's a good start, abu. http://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/thumbsup.gif
You people are very harsh toward Abu, give the guy some slack....

3RA1N1AC

11-14-2003, 08:29 AM

i agree with clocker. definitely use a program that can do a full reformat (such as Killdisk, tho i guess there are other programs that can do it).

a regular reformat does NOT truly erase the hard drive-- it just marks the space as "empty" but the old data is still there and much of it will be recoverable.

abu_has_the_power

11-14-2003, 10:38 PM

Originally posted by adamp2p+13 November 2003 - 04:24--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (adamp2p @ 13 November 2003 - 04:24)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@13 November 2003 - 05:02
<!--QuoteBegin-Triadcool@12 November 2003 - 22:39
Looks like he did. :o
He missed the capital "I" at the beginning and the period at the end. Also replace a few 'and's with a comma.

It's a good start, abu. http://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/thumbsup.gif
:lol: :lol: :lol: [/b][/quote]
y r u guys so evil? u don't spell perfectly every time u type.