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'''Eraser: [https, from http://sourceforgewww.netheidi.ie/projecteraser/showfiles.php?group_id=37015&package_id=65323&release_id=567184&release_id=567184 download here]'''  A , is a reliable (and well regarded) security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Windows 2003 Server and DOS.

==6.0.x==Currently the 6.x series (6.0.8 so far) doesn't yet have a silent install option. ==5.88==Available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/eraser/files/Eraser%205/5.8.8/ The uninstaller is a little ugly as it uses the appdata in the 'all users' directory, which means that although we're using Windows Environment Variables the uninstaller is still english language specific (please do update this page if you find a cleaner or more standard method). <source lang="xml"><package id="eraser" name="Eraser" revision="7" reboot="false" priority="20">  <check type="file" condition="exists" path="%PROGRAMFILES%\Eraser\eraser.exe" />  <!--Uninstall Eraser 5.86a (InstallAware installer) first otherwise it remains in Add/Remove as 'Eraser' and we get eraser.exe -Entry Point Not Found -The procedure entry point ?IsProcessElevated@@YA_NPAX@Z could not be located in the dynamic link library Eraser.dll. No error code is given for the missing uninstaller hence we use IF EXIST --> <install cmd='cmd /c "IF EXIST "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\{A25FEDC1-F6D7-440C-BCE2-B71F595F6646}\EraserSetup32.exe" "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\{A25FEDC1-F6D7-440C-BCE2-B71F595F6646}\EraserSetup32.exe"" /s REMOVE=TRUE' />  <install cmd='cmd /C "%SOFTWARE%\eraser\Eraser 5.8.8.exe" /SILENT /NORESTART' />  <!-- Uninstall Eraser 5.86a (InstallAware installer) first otherwise it remains in Add/Remove as 'Eraser' and we get eraser.exe - Entry Point Not Found - The procedure entry point ?IsProcessElevated@@YA_NPAX@Z could not be located in the dynamic link library Eraser.dll. No error code is given for the missing uninstaller hence we use IF EXIST --> <upgrade cmd='cmd /c "IF EXIST "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\{A25FEDC1-F6D7-440C-BCE2-B71F595F6646}\EraserSetup32.exe" "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\{A25FEDC1-F6D7-440C-BCE2-B71F595F6646}\EraserSetup32.exe"" /s REMOVE=TRUE' />  <upgrade cmd='cmd /C "%SOFTWARE%\eraser\Eraser 5.8.8.exe" /SILENT /NORESTART' />  <remove cmd="%PROGRAMFILES%\Eraser\unins000.exe /SILENT /LOG /NORESTART" /></package></source> ==5.86a== <source lang="xml"><package id="eraser" name="Eraser" revision="5" reboot="false" priority="3">  <check type="file" condition="exists" path="%PROGRAMFILES%\Eraser\eraser.exe" />  <install cmd="cmd /C %SOFTWARE%\eraser\EraserSetup32.exe /S" />  <upgrade cmd="cmd /C %SOFTWARE%\eraser\EraserSetup32.exe /S" />  <remove cmd='msiexec /uninstall %SOFTWARE%\eraser\EraserSetup32.msi /qn /norestart' /></package></source>

==An alternative package that may or may not be redundant==We had a few issues with this one. Versions from 5.84 onwards change installer from NSIS to Windows Installer. This script will uninstall any previous versions which use the old installer and then install the latest version (tested as working with 5.86a). The uninstaller is a little ugly as it uses the appdata in the 'all users' directory, which means that although we're using Windows Environment Variables the uninstaller is still english language specific (please do update this page if you find a cleaner or more standard method).