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I like the idea of changing the bits as suggested by the two of you but I don't know how to do this. Do you have something that could get me started?
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I like the idea of changing the bits as suggested by the two of you but I don't know how to do this. Do you have something that could get me started?

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@dthillsr - Thanks and I was happy to help.<br />
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... Thinkpads_User
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@dthillsr - Thanks and I was happy to help.

... Thinkpads_User

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I know how to do a simple file deletion in vb.net but is there a way to do a permanent delete so that the file could not be recovered using 3rd party recovery tools?
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I know how to do a simple file deletion in vb.net but is there a way to do a permanent delete so that the file could not be recovered using 3rd party recovery tools?

Secure File Delete

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