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Thread ID: 118174	2011-05-23 02:07:00	Gonna sell my netbook	Wardog (6821)	Press F1

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1204331	2011-05-23 02:07:00	Got one of those Acer Aspire One netbooks that were on sale a few weeks ago, but looking to sell that and buy a decent laptop off Trademe. Since it doesn't have a disc drive, it's a bit of a mish installing a new OS via USB. What should I do to it before I sell it - I want to remove all my details and stuff including my account. Basically I want it to be fresh for when I sell it. Easiest way of doing this? Thanks	Wardog (6821)
1204332	2011-05-23 02:22:00	You could use Dban if it supports booting from a flash drive	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1204333	2011-05-23 02:26:00	Will Dban keep the Win 7 Starter on there? Or will I have to reinstall that?	Wardog (6821)
1204334	2011-05-23 02:29:00	@ Wardog What model Acer Aspire is it and how much you looking to get for it as could be interested. PM me!	Chemical Ali (118)
1204335	2011-05-23 02:31:00	Dban wipes everything completely. So everything will go. You'll have to reinstall Windows.. Thats if it doesnt wipe the partition as well (if its there)	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1204336	2011-05-23 02:33:00	@ Wardog What model Acer Aspire is it and how much you looking to get for it as could be interested. PM me! dicksmith.co.nz It's this one. I was thinking of selling it for about $320ish. I've got the native Win 7 Starter dual booted with Ubuntu 10 or 11 (can't remember which one I installed.)	Wardog (6821)
1204337	2011-05-23 02:40:00	Dban wipes everything completely. So everything will go. You'll have to reinstall Windows.. Thats if it doesnt wipe the partition as well (if its there) Ah. So you think this will be the best option? Then I'll have to track down a copy of Win 7 Starter from somewhere... Shouldn't be too hard though. It doesn't clear the BIOS though does it? (probably a stupid question but I don't wanna be screwed over)	Wardog (6821)
1204338	2011-05-23 02:46:00	No it wipes the hdd clean. As if it wasnt used.. Like its a new hdd. Till you format / partition / reinstall windows. So, if someone buys it, they wont be able to recover anything. It takes a while tho. Depending on how big the hdd is. The bigger the hdd, the longer it'll take. It doesnt touch the BIOS. There isnt a hidden partition on it with an ISO or something is there?? If there is copy it to something	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1204339	2011-05-23 03:00:00	You could also use partition wizard home edition (http://www.partitionwizard.com/). It allows you to wipe a selected partition or entire drive. If you have a recovery partition for windows starter pack than, use this to wipe your active partition and than reinstall windows from the recovery partition.	ronyville (10611)
1204340	2011-05-23 03:01:00	Nah I don't have any hidden partitions I don't think (well assuming it doesn't come with hidden ones.) Yeah sweet. Might give it a go. Thanks for the help	Wardog (6821)
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