Clean Hard drive on windows xp?

August 4, 2009

I am planning on selling my Dell Computer that has windows xp installed. I have had this for about an year.
My question is, since all these days i had so much of private information on this computer how do i delete all of the files so that they never can be retrieved.
If i just delete files and sell the computer, files can be recovered. The only way they cannot be retrieved is if i do a format or even better low-level format. However, i do not want to mess up my existing windows xp and other other softwares.
Which leaves me with only one choice. Delete the files "somehow" so that they cannot be retrieved.

Hope i made my query clear.

Thanks in advance.

How do I speed up my computer without paying for anything?

August 4, 2009

I’ve noticed my computer slowing down quite a bit lately. Is there anything I can do to speed it up WITHOUT paying for anything?

Thanks in advance.

Does anyone know where I can download Wacom Intuos3 4×6 tablet software?

July 26, 2009

I recently had to leave my laptop in the hands of some techs to do a diagnostics check on my computer. It turned out I needed a new hard drive, which sucked. But when I left it with them, it had the software disk to my tablet in it, and it came back without it. I’m assuming they needed to remove it to reinstall Windows, but forgot to return it to me.

If I can’t manage to get the disk back from them, does anyone know where I can download this software so I can get my tablet reinstalled?

Thanks in advance.

Is there ANY way to repair Dll problems in Windows Vista?

July 21, 2009

I have a program that will not open because I keep getting this message: "This application has failed to start because hprog.dll was not found."

So I searched for a program to repair dll, but all of the ones I have found (like RegCure or ParetoLogic) will not work with my computer. I keep getting this message: "Please note: During the installation of this software on your computer, we have detected that your version of Windows is 64 bit. RegCure (or whatever other program) can only be installed on 32 bit versions of Windows. Please click the "OK" button below to discontinue installation." So is there ANY program out there that can repair dll on Vista??? I am having trouble finding one.

If anyone can please help me out, please include detailed instructions as I am not super technically savvy. Thanks in advance!
I was actually trying to open my security program, because I suspected a virus anyway… I think I might have it figured out now, but at least now I KNOW I have a virus…

Thanks for your help.

How do I fix my very slow computer?

July 19, 2009

Ever since I downloaded an upgrade of Norton 360 to my computer this morning, it has been sooooooo slow. I’ve deleted my temporary internet files, defragmented the computer, boosted my virtual memory, and nothing has helped. Can someone help me? Thanks in advance.