# Wiping HD with no key or disc? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 1, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wiping-hd-with-no-key-or-disc/76786 "2009-12-01T22:13:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wiping-hd-with-no-key-or-disc/76786/1 "2009-12-01T22:13:12Z")
I have an old compy 386 that I want to wipe clean and use as a emulator box. It’s an old desktop rubicant gave to me Years ago. I don’t have a disc or a key for the os (xp pro.) the compy is super virused and I just want to start it fresh . Pretty sure the copy of xp is legit, but not 100%. any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wiping-hd-with-no-key-or-disc/76786/2 "2009-12-02T04:12:58Z")
If you just want to wipe the disk use dBan [http://www.dban.org/](http://www.dban.org/) I use that for wiping all my hard drives. If your looking for XP i have a couple pirated copies that I could dig through and maybe upload? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wiping-hd-with-no-key-or-disc/76786/3 "2009-12-02T05:10:35Z")
Will XP even run on a 386? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wiping-hd-with-no-key-or-disc/76786/4 "2009-12-02T05:39:09Z")
Yeah how the hell would XP even install on one…that shit was built for like Windows 3.1 max ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wiping-hd-with-no-key-or-disc/76786/5 "2009-12-02T07:41:54Z")
Uh, Xp will not run on a 386. Does your computer have a turbo button? ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wiping-hd-with-no-key-or-disc/76786/6 "2009-12-02T07:42:46Z")
He probably doesn’t have a 386, probably something old, as XP is on it. Ubuntu? ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wiping-hd-with-no-key-or-disc/76786/7 "2009-12-02T09:30:59Z")
You still have that thing? Goddamn. I thought the water dripping down the wall onto the outlet it was plugged into would have got this thing a long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wiping-hd-with-no-key-or-disc/76786/8 "2009-12-02T09:39:49Z")
XP on 386? wow! ---
**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wiping-hd-with-no-key-or-disc/76786/9 "2009-12-02T09:43:32Z")
Format c: ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wiping-hd-with-no-key-or-disc/76786/10 "2009-12-02T11:56:07Z")
Lol! It’s not really a 386 it’s just what I call it, it’s from strongbad ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wiping-hd-with-no-key-or-disc/76786/11 "2009-12-02T13:37:02Z")
Ok, so just boot off an XP CD, delete the partitions and tell it to install to the blank partition.