How Do I Wipe My Computer Windows Vista Without a Disk?

How do I wipe a Windows Vista computer?

Select the Settings option. On the left side of the screen, select Remove everything and reinstall Windows. On the “Reset your PC” screen, click Next. On the “Do you want to fully clean your drive” screen, select Just remove my files to do a quick deletion or select Fully clean the drive to have all files erased.

How do I wipe my computer without a disk?

Formatting a Non-System Drive

1. Log into the computer in question with an administrator account.
2. Click Start, type “diskmgmt. …
3. Right-click the drive you wish to format, and click “Format.”
4. Click the “Yes” button if prompted.
5. Type a volume label. …
6. Uncheck the “Perform a quick format” box. …
7. Click “OK” twice.