[Cboldt]

I think I've had the issue where Windows won't downgrade versions. ie. I had NTFS on the drive and needed to put Win98 on it. The Win installer refused to do so, and so I had to really wipe the drive to remove NTFS.

I can imagine the Windows tools lacking flexibility. But an fdisk and format (mkfs) should be enough to render NTFS presence "gone" - even though the data is still there.

[ShadowAce]

But an fdisk and format (mkfs) should be enough to render NTFS presence "gone" - even though the data is still there.

..and that's what this tool does. If you are going to sell your computer on e-bay, since you bought a new one, would you want any personal data to still be on the machine? This would be a great way of just eliminating that possibility.

This isn't really about just installing a new OS--I think it's more about protecting information on your obsolete machines.