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[ChairmanPoo]

OR  use the shred command http://www.maximumpc.com/article/securely_delete_files_in_linux
or a windows equivalent for that matter http://www.howtogeek.com/72130/learn-how-to-securely-delete-files-in-windows/

[DJ]

Are you guys seriously concerned that children will recover deleted files?

[The Darkling Wolf]

Yeah, he's talking about deleting the crap, not making it forensically unrecoverable.

[Forums User Meat Wizard]

Are you guys seriously concerned that children will recover deleted files?

Never underestimate the ability of someone who has no idea what they're doing to do exactly what you don't want them to do.

[foil]

Does the computer not have a windows product key on the box?

Just download a copy of whatever version it is and format and reinstall.

[Nadaka]

Does the computer not have a windows product key on the box?

Just download a copy of whatever version it is and format and reinstall.

no it does not, it has an msdn key, and my membership has expired now that i no longer work in a  microsoft shop.

[foil]

U could just install Win 7 in trial mode and disable the activation services lol.

Legal links:
http://www.w7forums.com/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-image-downloads-t12325.html

[DJ]

Are you guys seriously concerned that children will recover deleted files?

Never underestimate the ability of someone who has no idea what they're doing to do exactly what you don't want them to do.

If they manage to recover deleted porn, they deserve to see it.

[Eagleon]

Are you guys seriously concerned that children will recover deleted files?

Never underestimate the ability of someone who has no idea what they're doing to do exactly what you don't want them to do.

If they manage to recover deleted porn, they deserve to see it.

"Deleting files sure is fun. Delete detele delete."
"HAY I HEARD DAT deleting files don't work!"
"No wai!"
"Ya! Let's see if uncle bob is a perv ololololololol!"
(this, from my research, is roughly equivalent to the dialect the generation in question uses. Regional variations may apply.)
-googling-
-file recovery application-
-lifelong embarrassment with their parents-
That is how I and probably OP imagines this going. Kids are smarter than you think, especially when it comes to computers, especially when it's things you want to hide from them.

[The Darkling Wolf]

I see it going more as "Oh cool, we can play those games that we got that we couldn't because of our ancient computer"
*plays games*

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I can tell you from experience that if you don't already have your undeleter downloaded that the act of downloading it will almost certainly overwrite whatever you were trying to undelete.

[Eagleon]

I can tell you from experience that if you don't already have your undeleter downloaded that the act of downloading it will almost certainly overwrite whatever you were trying to undelete.

I guess that depends on just how many files we're talking about.

I see it going more as "Oh cool, we can play those games that we got that we couldn't because of our ancient computer"
*plays games*

Oh, you... You didn't have a computer with the internet growing up, did you? Or were you the rare exception and had proper supervision?

[The Darkling Wolf]

I didn't have a computer at all growing up

[Forums User Meat Wizard]

If they manage to recover deleted porn, they deserve to see it.

Parenting, amiright.

The problem is not that kids will look and see porn if they want to, the problem is Nadaka doesn't want to enable or condone the access of it by inaction on his part. I'm sure that they'd probably not bother looking in all likelihood, but a little bit of honest 'I did everything I could to make sure it couldn't happen' is about the least you can do. It's better to be more paranoid than probably justified in this situation, because do you really want to be dealing with the fallout if it all goes pear-shape?

[Funk]

as long as you delete all the bad things(yes than means all the good games)clean up the pc and defrag it you will be fine.
go get one of those child  web site moniter/guard things.

real as long as thay dont find an old copy of your xxx or gore massacre 5.