A FRESH START

I AM GOING TO RE INSTALL WIN XP PRO ASAP, JUST WANTING TO KNOW THE BEST
METHOD OF CLEANING ALL DATA BEFOREHAND SO THAT I HAVE NO OLD STUFF COMING
BACK ON THE NEW INSTALLATION. HAVE JUST BOUGHT AN EXT HD AND HAVE SENT PHOTOS
AND SOME DOCS I WISH TO KEEP TO THAT.
ANY ADVISE WELCOME AS I WOULD APPRECIATE A CLEAN HD AS POSSIBLE

THANK YOU
DON

DBAN=Darik's Boot and Nuke = DBAN=Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction. = http://dban.sourceforge.net + Note: Also see = BootDisks - PC Support - Essential Utilities = http://bootdisk.com - - http://dban.sourceforge.net

BCWipe = http://www.jetico.com/index.htm#/bcwipe.htm

Autoclave = hard drive sterilization on a bootable floppy = http://staff.washington.edu/jdlarios/autoclave/

PC INSPECTOR e-maxx = (FREEWARE) = http://www.pcinspector.de/emaxx/uk/welcome.htm = PC INSPECTOR™ e-maxx only deletes entire hard drives.