System and method for erasing a hard drive via a computer network
AssigneeWindsortech, Inc.
InventorDavid Harris
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Abstract
A system and method for delivery of complete hard drive erasing software to a client computer via Internet and Windows operating systems. Hard drive erasing software is installed into a software program which simulates the booting of a floppy disk, the integrated software is subsequently installed into a software installation program and is delivered to the customer computer over a computer network by a vendor server connected to the computer network (Internet). At the customer computer, the hard drive erasing software is executed on the customer computer hard drive by executing the boot simulation software.
Claims19
A method for erasing the hard drive of a customer computer which is connected to a computer network, comprising the steps of:
- providing a vendor server connected to the computer network;
- installing hard drive erasing software into a software program which simulates the booting of a floppy disk;
- installing the boot simulation software into a software installation program;
- delivering the software installation program to the customer computer over the computer network using the vendor server;
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- executing the hard drive erasing software on the customer computer by executing the boot simulation software.
A system for erasing the hard drive of a customer computer which is connected to a computer network, the system comprising:
- a vendor server connected to the computer network, the vendor server having a memory device and processing means;
- hard drive erasing software stored in the memory device of the vendor server;
- a software program which simulates the booting of a floppy disk stored in the memory device of the vendor server;
- wherein the processing means is programmed to deliver, install and execute the boot simulation software and hard drive erasing software into the customer computer over the computer network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.