If you're ready to replace your old PC and hand it down to a friend or family member, you'll need to wipe your data and reset it. Follow these instructions to make sure you do it the right way.

Has your computer slowed down? Are you seeing error messages every time you start or launch a program? Have you owned you computer more than a year and haven't ...

For businesses, reformatting a computer's hard drive is often a necessary evil; viruses and spyware, for example, can devastate the operating system and the only option left is to start over fresh.

There are tons of reasons why you might need to reformat your Mac: It’s slowing down, filling up with too many unneeded files to delete manually or suffering from major technical issues that can’t be ...

Reformatting a new external hard disk? You wouldn’t think this would constitute any challenge, would you? You start up Disk Utility, you select the external disk, you switch to the Erase panel, and ...

In some cases, formatting your PC may be the last resort to remove viruses that can not be eradicated with existing antivirus programs. After reformatting, you can reinstall the operating system and ...

Your computer's hard drive stores important files, programs and data that your business can't do without. When programs won't launch or Windows stops responding, restarting the computer or running an ...

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Formatting and Installing Windows XP 1. Here we’ll teach you how-to reformat a drive from a Windows XP install CD. Start with putting your XP CD install disc into CD-drive. 2. As your computer boots ...

Privacy Please is an ongoing series exploring the ways privacy is violated in the modern world, and what can be done about it. Cooper Quintin, a security researcher ...