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Well, in my case, I didn't do any encrypting. Nihil was suggesting it as more of a "what if"?

I suppose if one was using EFS and the data was already encrypted, then it wouldn't have to be...

ByTeWrangler: No worries. I was already using eraser. I use it on all windows boxes that I work on. great little tool. I had thought about dban too... but I didn't want to start from scratch.
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Ok, I've used numberous utilities that search the HD for files that can be recovered.

Anyone ever use R-Studio? That one seems to be pretty nice. You can view the content of the files it finds....

ByTeWrangler: I have used dban in the past. However, it is my understanding that dban kills EVERYTHING on the drive? You boot from the cd and "nuke" the drive.

That means that I will have to...

Nihil: I've loaded quite a bit on here (office, av, service packs and other updates, spyware protection, etc.) filling up the "missing" space and I've done plenty of defrags. Good idea about resizing...

I'm "donating" an "old" pc of mine to a group of 6 foreigners to use while they are in the states.

I met them in my apartment complex. All six of them happen to be the lifeguards at various pools...