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?

March 2013 LCCU Meeting 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.

March 2013 LCCU Meeting 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.

March 2013 LCCU Meeting 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.

March 2013 LCCU Meeting 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.

March 2013 LCCU Meeting 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

March 2013 LCCU Meeting 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.

March 2013 LCCU Meeting 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.

March 2013 LCCU Meeting 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” page.

March 2013 LCCU Meeting 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.

March 2013 LCCU Meeting 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.

March 2013 LCCU Meeting 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.