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You got a computer from a friend who needs it cleaned out it has bad viruses and screen blurs to where its hard to see anything yet your trying to clean out the whole hard drive how do you do it?
DamntDommx3
Without being there to see the condition of the computer, it sounds like their computer is in need of a hard drive reformat and a fresh reinstallation of Microsoft Windows (assuming that is the operating system they are using). If your friend really wants to clean out the WHOLE hard drive, this would be the best option, but it would require them to back up all their valuable information and reinstall all their software again after the had drive is wiped clean. Take the hard drive out of your friend's computer and set it up in your computer as a secondary hard drive. Back up all the files that they want saved, to your hard drive, or to blank discs. Then put the hard drive back into their computer and insert their original operating system install disc and restart the computer. Once the computer restarts, it should automatically go to the Windows install screen (blue screen with grey text on it) where you can choose to reformat (totally erase) the entire hard drive and install a fresh copy of Microsoft Windows. This will return their computer back to factory condition as it was when they first bought it. Then copy all the backed up files onto the computer and re-install all their previous software and they'll be good to go. Note: You should read up on how to reinstall Microsoft Windows before attempting this as it can get fairly complicated if you don't know what you are doing. There are plenty of online walkthroughs for how to reformat your computer (just search Google) where they provide very detailed steps and pictures to help you. There are software programs that allow you to make an exact image of your hard drive to recopy back onto a reformated hard drive (Norton Ghost for example). However, if you are having trouble seeing the screen, then this might not be an option. Finally, you could tell them to take it to a computer store where trained technicians can do this for a reasonable fee. Good Luck!
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