| If you need to erase data files on your pc and you know where they are, there is a shareware program floating around the net called "eraser".  After you install it you can right click on individual files and "erase" them.  It has several levels of wiping (#of passes of writing zeros).  I think you can customize your own too.   
 If you want to erase the whole drive, I use Darin's boot and nuke.  You create a floppy disk and boot it up.  It is linux so it isn't the most user friendly , but not bad.  It totally wipes the entire disk.  It takes a couple days depending on HD size, but is very effective.
 
 You can google both of those and find them.  PM me if anyone has trouble finding them.
 
 Eric
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