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Martines91
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Hi,

 

So, I've finally ordered components for my new PC and once they arrive and I'll build it, I'm going to try and sell my current PC, other than one SSD I'm taking all of the drives to the new PC. I'm leaving a Samsung 840 EVO with OS in the old PC. But I want to "wipe" it clean but leaving the Windows 7 there. So my question is, is it possible to somehow wipe all data and leave a fresh windows installed? Thanks

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3 minutes ago, Martines91 said:

Hi,

 

So, I've finally ordered components for my new PC and once they arrive and I'll build it, I'm going to try and sell my current PC, other than one SSD I'm taking all of the drives to the new PC. I'm leaving a Samsung 840 EVO with OS in the old PC. But I want to "wipe" it clean but leaving the Windows 7 there. So my question is, is it possible to somehow wipe all data and leave a fresh windows installed? Thanks

do you still have your product key ? and a win 7 install media ?

Home PC:

CPU: i7 4790s ~ Motherboard: Asus B85M-E ~ RAM: 32GB Ballistix Sport DDR3 1666 ~ GPU: Sapphire R9 390 Nitro ~ Case: Corsair Carbide Spec-03 ~ Storage: Kingston Predator 240GB   PCIE M.2 Boot, 2TB HDD, 3x 480GB SATA SSD's in RAID 0 ~ PSU:    Corsair CX600
Display(s): Asus PB287Q , Generic Samsung 1080p 22" ~ Cooling: Arctic T3 Air Cooler, All case fans replaced with Noctua NF-B9 Redux's ~ Keyboard: Logitech G810 Orion ~ Mouse: Cheap Microsoft Wired (i like it) ~ Sound: Radial Pro USB DAC into 250w Powered Speakers ~ Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise x64
 

Work PC:

CPU: Intel Xeon E3 1275 v3 ~ Motherboard: Asrock E3C226D2I ~ RAM: 16GB DDR3 ~ GPU: GTX 460 ~ Case: Silverstone SG05 ~ Storage: 512GB SATA SSD ~ Displays: 3x1080p 24" mix and matched Dell monitors plus a 10" 1080p lilliput monitor above ~ Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise x64

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2 minutes ago, Martines91 said:

Hi,

 

So, I've finally ordered components for my new PC and once they arrive and I'll build it, I'm going to try and sell my current PC, other than one SSD I'm taking all of the drives to the new PC. I'm leaving a Samsung 840 EVO with OS in the old PC. But I want to "wipe" it clean but leaving the Windows 7 there. So my question is, is it possible to somehow wipe all data and leave a fresh windows installed? Thanks

the best way is just format it completely, preferably with tools so data recovery is not possible, then reinstall windows on it, install drivers and leave it at that.
any other way, you risk data being recoverable by the buyer

Have you tried to perform a sudden temporary interrupt of the electricity flow to your computational device followed by a re-initialization procedure of the central processing unit and associated components?


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CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.8GHZ
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z270H GAMING
Graphics Card: Inno3D ICHILL GEFORCE GTX 1080 TI X3 ULTRA
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX Black DDR4 2x8GB @ 3GHZ
Storage: 2 x Samsung NVMe SSD 960 EVO 256GB in Raid | 2 x Seagate 4TB Expansion Desktop 

(seagates are originally external drives removed from casing and installed internally)
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4 minutes ago, Martines91 said:

Hi,

 

So, I've finally ordered components for my new PC and once they arrive and I'll build it, I'm going to try and sell my current PC, other than one SSD I'm taking all of the drives to the new PC. I'm leaving a Samsung 840 EVO with OS in the old PC. But I want to "wipe" it clean but leaving the Windows 7 there. So my question is, is it possible to somehow wipe all data and leave a fresh windows installed? Thanks

A clean install is like the name suggest, clean.

 

Basically: download a Windows 7 setup, make a bootable USB with it or DVD, launch the setup on the computer you wish to format, during the install choose expert install and delete any partition you find. Then make a new one, and complete the install.

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you could just do this if not

 

https://neosmart.net/wiki/restore-to-factory-settings/

Home PC:

CPU: i7 4790s ~ Motherboard: Asus B85M-E ~ RAM: 32GB Ballistix Sport DDR3 1666 ~ GPU: Sapphire R9 390 Nitro ~ Case: Corsair Carbide Spec-03 ~ Storage: Kingston Predator 240GB   PCIE M.2 Boot, 2TB HDD, 3x 480GB SATA SSD's in RAID 0 ~ PSU:    Corsair CX600
Display(s): Asus PB287Q , Generic Samsung 1080p 22" ~ Cooling: Arctic T3 Air Cooler, All case fans replaced with Noctua NF-B9 Redux's ~ Keyboard: Logitech G810 Orion ~ Mouse: Cheap Microsoft Wired (i like it) ~ Sound: Radial Pro USB DAC into 250w Powered Speakers ~ Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise x64
 

Work PC:

CPU: Intel Xeon E3 1275 v3 ~ Motherboard: Asrock E3C226D2I ~ RAM: 16GB DDR3 ~ GPU: GTX 460 ~ Case: Silverstone SG05 ~ Storage: 512GB SATA SSD ~ Displays: 3x1080p 24" mix and matched Dell monitors plus a 10" 1080p lilliput monitor above ~ Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise x64

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1 minute ago, ErrantNyles said:

A clean install is like the name suggest, clean.

 

Basically: download a Windows 7 setup, make a bootable USB with it or DVD, launch the setup on the computer you wish to format, during the install choose expert install and delete any partition you find. Then make a new one, and complete the install.

i just looked for a way to download window 7 legitimately, its not possible anymore is it ?

 

Can't see why though, it still needs a key after all

Home PC:

CPU: i7 4790s ~ Motherboard: Asus B85M-E ~ RAM: 32GB Ballistix Sport DDR3 1666 ~ GPU: Sapphire R9 390 Nitro ~ Case: Corsair Carbide Spec-03 ~ Storage: Kingston Predator 240GB   PCIE M.2 Boot, 2TB HDD, 3x 480GB SATA SSD's in RAID 0 ~ PSU:    Corsair CX600
Display(s): Asus PB287Q , Generic Samsung 1080p 22" ~ Cooling: Arctic T3 Air Cooler, All case fans replaced with Noctua NF-B9 Redux's ~ Keyboard: Logitech G810 Orion ~ Mouse: Cheap Microsoft Wired (i like it) ~ Sound: Radial Pro USB DAC into 250w Powered Speakers ~ Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise x64
 

Work PC:

CPU: Intel Xeon E3 1275 v3 ~ Motherboard: Asrock E3C226D2I ~ RAM: 16GB DDR3 ~ GPU: GTX 460 ~ Case: Silverstone SG05 ~ Storage: 512GB SATA SSD ~ Displays: 3x1080p 24" mix and matched Dell monitors plus a 10" 1080p lilliput monitor above ~ Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise x64

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