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You want to format your hard drive, thats all you need to do to erase everything stored. Take all precautions to transfer files you do want to keep on another drive. This is also a last ditch resort if you have a virus you cant kill. http://lifehacker.com/157578/geek-to-live--how-to-format-your-hard-drive-and-install-windows-xp-from-scratch

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