Transcript March 2013 - Lake County Computer Users

March 2013 LCCU Meeting
• Judy Grindle will discuss and demonstrate:
– How can you securely clean off files and programs
from a PC before donating it, or just completely
remove deleted files?
• Answers to members’ other questions:
– Which email clients allow read receipts and how do you
request them?
– Which email clients let you view/change HTML?
– How can members share tips between meetings?
– How does Share work on Facebook?
– Is copying radio music legal? Is free music available on
the internet?
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Clean Files & Programs off PC
• To securely delete Windows OS, all programs & files:
– Acronis Drive Cleanser ($61)
– Active @ KillDisk (Free, or Pro version $30-50)
– Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) – free, no support
• To securely delete specific files:
– DP Wiper
– Eraser
– FreeRaser
• To securely delete unused space on drive:
– Eraser, Active @ KillDisk ,Ccleaner
March 2013 LCCU Meeting
Clean Files & Programs off PC
• Acronis Drive Cleanser ($61) - Wipes whole partition,
then use Windows CD to restore the operating system,
Use it to create a bootable CD before wiping the partition
you usually boot from.
• Active @ KillDisk – Destroys all data on hard disks,
USB drives and floppy disks, or wipes unused area. Free
version fills with zeroes, Pro version ($30-50) supports
17 security standards.
• Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) – free, creates boot disk
that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers.
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Clean Files & Programs off PC
• Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) - procedure
– Download file & create boot disk. For Windows XP or Vista
can use CDBurnerXP or imgBurn to create the boot disk. In
Win7, right-click downloaded .iso file and select “Open with”
& “Windows disc image burner”.
– On PC to be nuked, Enter the BIOS and Change boot sequence
by pressing Del, Esc, F1 or F2 (depending on the PC) at startup.
Place the CD drive first in the boot drive list.
– Boot PC with boot disk in drive and follow instructions/tutorial.
– Use original Windows disks to replace the operating system.
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Securely Delete Files from PC
• DP Wiper - Overwrites files with up to 35 passes.
• Eraser
– Erase unused space or specific folders - does not work with
Windows 7, Jim E. had trouble with it.
– Set default file erasure method, default unused space erasure
method, randomness data source
• FreeRaser
– Erase specific files, for Windows XP & Vista, 7, portable.
– Recommended by Jim Erdahl & PC World, but reviews on
download.com say erased files may be found by Piriform’s
Recuva or Glary Undelete software, so check your results.
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Securely Delete Files from PC
• CCleaner by Piriform
– Wipes entire drive only for non-system drives
• Tools tab, Drive Wiper tab, Wipe: Entire Drive, or Free
space only
• Security: 1, 3, 7 or 35 passes; Drive: C:, D:, etc.
• Recuva by Piriform –
– Recovers files deleted normally.
– Securely deletes specific files so they cannot be
recovered.
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Clean Files & Programs off PC
• Recommended on Microsoft’s Home site and
Microsoft’s Technet site:
– Active @ KillDisk
– Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN)
– DP Wiper
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Email & Read Receipts
• Clients - Outlook Express, Windows Mail,
Windows Live Mail
– To request read receipts for all email, in the menu click
Tools, Options, Receipts tab, check “Request a read
receipt for all sent messages.”
– To request read receipt for a single email, click Tools,
and “Request read receipt” in the message’s menu.
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Email & HTML
• Clients – Outlook Express & Windows Mail
– To view or change HTML, on the menu for the
message, click View, Source Edit. Then click the
Source tab below the message to see/edit HTML.
• Clients – Windows Live Mail & Windows Mail
– To view or edit HTML, with the message open,
click CTRL F2.
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Email & HTML
• HTML Standards Support according to The
Email Standards Project
– Solid support by Outlook Express, Windows Mail,
Windows Live Mail, AOL Webmail, Eudora,
Microsoft Entourage, Mozilla Thunderbird, and
Yahoo! Mail Beta, plus Apple products.
– Improvement recommended for Google Gmail,
Lotus Notes 8, Microsoft Outlook 2007, Windows
Live Hotmail.
– See above for how each handles an “acid test”
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Facebook Group for LCCU
• The group’s web address is
www.facebook.com/groups/lccu.ca.
• To join the LCCU group on Facebook:
– Join Facebook.
– Search Facebook for “Lake County Computer
Users”, or type address above in browser.
– Click “Join group” in upper right corner of page.
– Wait for a Group member to approve your
membership, and then you will be able to post.
– You will also be able to add other members.
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Yahoo! Group for LCCU
• The group’s web address is
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/lccu-ca/ .
• To join the LCCU group on Yahoo:
– Go to the web address above.
– Click “Join this group!”.
– Wait for a Judy to approve your membership, and
then you will be able to post.
• Our group type is Computers & Internet,
subgroup Technical Support. We’re not
currently listed in the public index.
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Facebook & Sharing
• Ways to Share
– Post in box at top of your Home page, your Timeline,
or a friend’s Timeline. Can add photos.
– Comment on a friend’s post.
– Share a friend’s post or a friend’s shared item.