laptop help please?

[ryansnova]

i got a new laptop for christmas and im going to sell my old one can enyone tell me how to wipe my old laptop back to factory ?:thumb::tard:

[swedge]

easiest way is re-installing windows

[Adam]

Reformat the hard drive and then put windows back on.
You can install windows over the old one and your files will still be there.....

[Jack]

If you want to really protect your files, you'll need some data shredder software as a simple overwrite or reinstall of windoze won't remove everything.

Ideally, just buy a new hard drive and replace the old one. Probably not cost effective though lol

[Southie]

Best to flatten it using this tbh CLICKME (http://eraser.heidi.ie/) and then reinstall Windows.