Linux (esp Linux boot disks) are your friend.
I guess you diddn’t understand ...
I want to wipe the disc CLEAN with a 35-pass gutmann erasure.
THEN, I want to reload the Windows 7 OS. MOST OEMs DO NOT provide a disc anymore with new PCs - the OS is pre-loaded. The OEM wants you to burn a restore disc first thing out of the box.
When you do that, the bloatware is also copied.
SO, if you THEN erase the HD and perform a restore - you are back to square 1 WITH BLOATWARE ...
What I want to know is IF I can get a Windows 7 OS disk from Acer.
IF NOT, then I guess I need to burn 2 discs ...
Comprende?