I guess since this is my first post ill introduce myself first. My name is Quinn, and i am 17. Thats enough of an introduction for now .
Anyway the reason im posting is because i recieved a new-old computer from a buddy of mine. Its a very old computer that hes had for a while. I'd like to completely wipe the hard drive so there is no information on it that anyone could dig up. I'd also like to put a new OS on it, maybe linux or a newer version of Windows. So ill go ahead and post some details below.
The computer is a Dell Dimension 2400 series. Its currently running Windows XP and has a pretty nasty virus(Antivir Solution Pro) on it that i can probably remove on my own but i'd rather skip the step and just wipe the drive if possible.
Anyway, what i'm hoping to achieve is make the computer twice as fast for the lowest cost possible. If that means that the best way to do this is to buy a processer for 50 bucks im good with doing that. I already removed one of the 256 ram sticks and replaced it with a gig but that didnt really seem to help much on this old piece of junk.
So heres where you guys come in, i know this probably sounds like im asking to be spoonfed but im not. I'd just like to know what software you guys would use if you were going about wiping the computer and what steps you would take to making it faster.
Thanks in advance,
-Quinn
Anyway the reason im posting is because i recieved a new-old computer from a buddy of mine. Its a very old computer that hes had for a while. I'd like to completely wipe the hard drive so there is no information on it that anyone could dig up. I'd also like to put a new OS on it, maybe linux or a newer version of Windows. So ill go ahead and post some details below.
The computer is a Dell Dimension 2400 series. Its currently running Windows XP and has a pretty nasty virus(Antivir Solution Pro) on it that i can probably remove on my own but i'd rather skip the step and just wipe the drive if possible.
Anyway, what i'm hoping to achieve is make the computer twice as fast for the lowest cost possible. If that means that the best way to do this is to buy a processer for 50 bucks im good with doing that. I already removed one of the 256 ram sticks and replaced it with a gig but that didnt really seem to help much on this old piece of junk.
So heres where you guys come in, i know this probably sounds like im asking to be spoonfed but im not. I'd just like to know what software you guys would use if you were going about wiping the computer and what steps you would take to making it faster.
Thanks in advance,
-Quinn