Hi,
I'm wanting to sell my laptop and wondering what I need to do to it to "clean things up"
Can anyone suggest a website or something with step-by-step instructions?
Thx

Make sure you have the OS disc that came with your computer. If it has a recovery partition then make sure you make the discs. Then nuke the HD with DBan and your finished.

http://www.dban.org/

Sorry maybe I should be more specific....

Specs:
Acer Aspire 5100
Windows XP Media Center Ed

I do not have the OS disc....(I think because this is a demo computer?....got it for a really good price)
I have a "Express Upgrade to Windows Vista DVD", and a "Acer Upgrade DVD".....which I never used.
I also have a back-up disc from a LONG time ago.....made it closer to the time I purchased the computer, but I dont think I made it upon first use.

Without nuking the OS all you can really do is manually delete your data and use something like eraser.
If those discs you do have can be used to get a clean install of windows then use dban. Thats about all you can do.

Maybe I should be contacting ACER, but maybe u know....
I have a program on here called eRecovery Management. And, looks like there is an option to "restore system to factory default".
Would that work?
(i'm not at all a computer guru....so hopefully these questions dont sound stupid... )

Perhaps this may be of use

http://www.myacrobatpdf.com/8770/acer-erec...user-guide.html