No. The only safe method known is to get a disk wiping program (there are free ones!) and then wipe the drive and reinstall the OS. Since it's a giveaway, why be concerned if the OS is loaded?
Bob
I'm getting rid of an old computer and after I copy all of the files that I want, I'd like to clean all my personal info off of the hard drive (web history, credit card info, cookies, etc.) Is there a program I can download to safely remove all of this stuff?
It's for an old windows 98 system.
thanks

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