Saturday, June 27, 2015

hard drive - Reinstalling Windows 8 on a Toshiba Laptop C50D after wiping with DBAN - what do I need to keep to reinstall ?

I need to use DBAN on my laptop to completely wipe it before selling it


After the DBAN process, I want to reinstall Win8 which it came with and put it back to a blank but user friendly state for a novice user (i.e. not just give them a blank DBANned hard drive)


My question is - what's the quickest way to ensure I can get it back to a sellable state with Win8 and all drivers installed - as no disks came with it.


e.g. is there an easy way to get a list of the drivers installed ?
e.g. what is the simplest way to make a Windows reinstall CD ?
e.g. what if any licence numbers etc to I need to find/keep ?


I have not used DBAN before so any tips on that would also be useful.
(My research suggests it is the right program to use for my needs).

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