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So. How are you guys doing today? Great I hope. Guess what? What was that? Sorry I did not hear you, can you repeat it one last time? …No the moon is not made of cheese – but nice try. Don’t worry I have something better to tell you about then a cheesy moon: another dotTech.org exclusive freebie =). Yes you heard (read) me correctly; with the ever gaining popularity of dotTech.org (thank you all for being constant visitors – long live tasty pizza dotTech.org) developers are more and more willing to promote their software on dT. Last time it was software from YL-Computing; this time it is software from EAST Technologies.
I am sure many of you have heard of the name “East-Tec” before; I am sure many of you have even used their software before. For the people who fall into either of the previous categories there is no need for explanation: you know first hand the top notch quality of East-Tec software. If you have never heard of East-Tec before nor experienced their software no worries; you can check them out for yourself now: today I am here to tell you about dotTech exclusive freebie of full free unlimited license to East-Tec Eraser 2008!
East-Tec Eraser is a program that allows you to securely delete files, data and user activity from your computer. You see usually when you delete something on your computer, it is not truly “deleted” in the sense that there are ways for the data to be retrieved. East-Tec Eraser allows you to delete files/data/user activity using secure erasing methods that make it near impossible for others to retrieve what you deleted.
The best way I would describe East-Tec Eraser is CCleaner + Heidi’s Eraser into one program. With East-Tec Eraser not only can you securely delete individual files and folders but you can also protect your privacy by securely deleting your Windows (applications/programs, email, P2P, etc.) data and Internet (almost all browsers are supported – including Chrome and Opera) activity. To help you with the former task, East-Tec Eraser has an easy to use interface where you can add multiple files and folders at once to delete; you also have the ability to add entries in your right click context menu. To help you with the later task, East-Tec Eraser has a built in application detector that will detect all the possible applications that it can erase the activity history from automatically; if East-Tec Eraser does not find a particular application that you use, you have the ability to add custom programs (by designating files, folders or registry entries) to delete the history from.
East-Tec Eraser boasts the ability to erase anything using methods from a normal erase to a Gutmann wipe (35 pass) and everything in between, including methods that match and surpass US Department of Defense 5220.22-M standards. Heck if you don’t like any pre-configured secure erasing methods you have the ability to create/define your own also (if you custom created method to securely erase files/data becomes popular and you become rich and famous, I expect royalties).
Additionally, you can use East-Tec to securely erase files/data/user activity that you previously deleted or use the built in disk wiper to securely wipe any hard drives (internal or external – including USB/flash drives) or select partitions.
There are still a few features that I have not even mentioned but I think you get the point: East-Tec Eraser kicks ***. I am sure you just want me to shutup and tell you how to get East-Tec Eraser 2008. To get East-Tec Eraser 2008 (full free unlimited license):
Supported OS: Windows Vista, XP, Server 2003, 2000, NT, ME, and 98.
Windows 7 is not officially supported in East-Tec Eraser 2008 but it seems to work on Win7.
- Download East-Tec Eraser 2008 by clicking here.
Note: This is a dotTech.org exclusive offer. You may not copy, paste, or reprint this download link or upload the installation file anywhere else including private or public forums, blogs, file hosting services, etc. If you want to spread information about this offer, you may link to it by providing a permalink to your audience.
- Install East-Tec Eraser 2008 and run it. ***It is recommended for Windows Vista users to install as Administrator (and run as Administrator if you have any permission errors).
- You should see a “Reminder” window. On the window there is a “Free Registration” button. Click it:
- The registration page will open in your browser window. Fill out the proper information (registration name + email) and hit “Submit”.
Note: This is a dotTech.org exclusive offer. You may not copy, paste, or reprint the registration page link/URL anywhere else including private or public forums, blogs, etc. If you want to spread information about this offer, you may link to it by providing a permalink to your audience.
- Go check the inbox of the email you entered. You should have an email from “EAST Technologies Support <support@east-tec.com>” with the subject “Confirmation required for your dotTech.org registration of East-Tec Eraser 2008″. If you can’t find the email be sure to check your junk/spam box. In the email there is a link. Click on/visit the link. You will be brought to a page that gives you the option to either upgrade to East-Tec Eraser 2009 for $15 or grab the registration key for East-Tec Eraser 2008 for free. To grab the free key, scroll down and click on “Get Free Key!”:
- The next page will display your registration name and registration key:
Copy the key.
***Note: If you ever lose the key, just go back to the email you were sent and click on the link again to get the key back.
- If you left East-Tec Eraser open, go back to it. If you did not, run it. There should be “Enter Key…” at the bottom left:
Click on it, enter your registration name and registration key, hit “OK” and you are good to go.
- Enjoy.
Grats. If you have any problems please post below – I will try to help.
P.S. Similar to WinUtilities 6.2, East-Tec Eraser 2008 is not the latest version; 2009 is the latest version. If you enjoy East-Tec Eraser 2008 and find it to be a useful program, you can purchase East-Tec Eraser 2009 for $15 (normal price is $50 so you are getting a $35 discount). For literally pocket change ($15) you will get the latest version of an excellent software and 2 years of free updates/upgrades (in other words you will be able to download East-Tec Eraser 2010 and 2011 over the course of two years – keep in mind that the full free version of East-Tec Eraser 2008 offered to you here does not include free upgrades). And for people wondering: no dotTech is not receiving any commission what-so-ever from East-Tec.
@a simple happy man:
Shadow Copies is your system restore backups!!!
Hi, thanks for the site and info (I just discovered it.)
As I have been long-time user of Heidi Eraser (various versions) has anyone comment on why/whether I should start to use Eastec Eraser2008 instead?
I mostly use Heidi Eraser to erase files at their location, or erase the Recycle bin after I have filled it. And for me, a single overwrite pass (random data) is sufficient – I do not care to spend long time waiting for multiple (useless,imo) overwrites. Not sure the other features of Eastec will be used by me. Thx.
@Bruce: If you are a Heidi Eraser user and you don’t need the extra features of East-Tec then by all means stick to Heidi’s.
And you are welcome =).
I had previously installed and registered this on Windows XP with no problem, but now that I have upgraded to Windows 7, it seems they have pulled the plug on this offer, since it no longer registers.
I downloaded East-Tec Eraser 2008 from your page, but it said ‘The setup files are corrupted’. I deleted the download and repeated the process but it gave me the same message. I have also downloaded East-Tec Eraser 2012 from another site that might be a ‘magazine site’ (but I’ve had some problems with their downloads in the past) so I haven’t run the application yet.
All I want to do is make sure that my computer (Windows Vista) is clean of search history. I don’t mind doing it manually, but not being technically minded I am hesitent, as I’d prefer not to delete my important applications in the process. I’ve thought about deleting all the files in the Windows User Searches folder (where Everywhere & Indexed Locations folders reside), but hesitate…
Previously, I’ve reformatted my hard drives and reinstalled everything, but that is very time consuming.
Your advice would be much appreciated.
@Rose: THE BEST SOLUTION I HAVE FOUND IS TO USE CCLEANER. IT TAKES A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO READ THE OPTIONS LIST AND CHECK ALL THE THINGS YOU WANT IT TO DELETE, AND BE SURE TO CLOSE YOUR BROWSERS THEN CLICK ANALYZE AND IT WILL TELL YOU HOW MUCH IT FOUND TO DELETE, THEN CLICK CLEAN IF YOU ARE SATISFIED AND IT WILL BE DONE IN A FEW MINUTES UNLESS YOU CHECK TO WIPE FREE SPACE WHICH CAN TAKE MUCH LONGER DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE DRIVE AND ITS FREE SPACE. CCLEANER IS FREEWARE FROM PIRIFORM.COM AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE GRATIS FROM CNET.COM AND PROBABLY OTHER SITES AS WELL. GOOD LUCK.
@internetexplorer Brilliant! I’ve never been so pleased with an application. Exactly what I wanted. Many thanks.
While I’m here, I’m finding it impossible to delete a file from my computer. My attempts are all done as Administrator. It is FreeSoundRecorderToolbarHelper and it is the only file in a folder called FreeSoundRecorder.
I recall downloading the application months ago, but decided I didn’t like it and deleted as much of it as I could, but this one file just won’t budge. I’ve tried using CCleaner and WinUtilities Uninstall but get messages like: You don’t have permission to delete it, or only the owner has permission to delete it etc.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Wasn’t there a 2009 link for this as well?
@clydeman I used the search facility on this site and received no links for it. So if it is here, then my approach to searching must be wrong.
:(
@Rose: I haven’t run into that exact situation before, but in similar cases I have found the freeware Unlocker to be just what the Doctor ordered. Its publisher is at emptyloop.com but it should also be available from CNET, Filehippo and/or other reputable download sites. After you install it, you can call it up from the right-click context menu.
Did you have a 2009 version here as well Ashraf?Perhaps my mind is playing tricks on me :-(
@Rose: You said:
“While I’m here, I’m finding it impossible to delete a file from my computer. My attempts are all done as Administrator. It is FreeSoundRecorderToolbarHelper and it is the only file in a folder called FreeSoundRecorder.”
If “Unlocker” doesn’t work, try “FileKiller”. I works by over-writing the errant file (or folder in my case), rendering it deletable. I don’t think I even used ‘Safe Mode’.
“FileKiller” is free, portable (no installation!) and can be found at all good outlets including: ScourceForge.net, Sofpedia.com and majorgeeks.com.
@internetexplorer @jayesstee
I successfully downloaded Unlocker from emptyloop.com and FileKiller from majorgeeks.com. Unfortunately, neither of them are able to delete the file.
Nevertheless, thank you both for your clear advice :)
Take a look @ Revo Uninstaller and see if it sees this file.
@Rose:
From memory, ‘FileKiller’ doesn’t delete. It over-writes a file, allowing it to be deleted. Hope this helps?
@Rose:
Just re-read your original post, about not having permission to delete it. I often succeed by using a “take ownership” right-click option in Windows Explorer. It does what it says, you can take ownership of a file or folder. To get it visit:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/
It applies to Win 7 as well as Vista. For XP see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
@clydeman:
Thank you for the reference to Revo Uninstaller. The answer to your question is, no. Revo does not see the FreeSoundRecorderToolbarHelper file.
@jayesstee:
Thank you for your advice.
My attempts to do anything with the file using FileKiller are not successful. The message that comes up is that I don’t have permission to open the file.
I installed “Take ownership” as you directed. I attempted to take ownership of the file and then delete it, but I still get messages that tell me that I don’t have ownership.
Right clicking on the file provides a command that says “Run as Administrator”, but clicking on that command just says: “Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.”
I persisted for hours, but nothing seems to work. I’m getting the feeling that I’ll have to live with it or reformat the drive. It is only 54kb – would that be big enough to be a trojan or virus? It has not been detected as either.
@Rose: I remembered having such a problem once, and I Googled “How to delete an undeletable file” and got several solutions in just the first page of results. After a quick check to update my memory, I think you are most likely to succeed with the one from DougKnox, since it uses an old-fashioned DOS type command line approach to it. Good luck! Oh, I almost forgot, it is unlikely but not unimaginable for such a small file to be malware. Programmers used to write very compact code, but nowadays software seems to be so bloated that it’s anything but small.
@Rose:
Some other options:
I use the small program “Unlocker” to help me with ‘stuck’ files. It has an option to delete the file. It is free .
Another free tool is named “MoveOnBoot”, which will mark the file to be moved, or deleted at the next system boot – often a good way to delete files which are somehow locked once Windows is fully active.
The two other options if neither of the above work are:
Use one of the Windows file manager alternatives, such as XYplorer or Xplorer2. They can sometimes get rid of files that Windows fails. (they have worked thus several times for me.)
Last method – the ‘extreme’ – is to boot your computer from one of the many emergency boot CD tools, such as UBCD4Win, Ultimate Boot CD or one of the free AV recovery CD downloads which include a file manager (such as AVG Rescue CD).
When you boot up from one of these CDs, you would use the included file manager to locate and move or delete the offending file from your Hard drive. This method is a pretty sure thing, since there would be no part of your native Hard drive or OS active at such time.
All of the above free tools (or tryout version in the case of the listed file managers) are available from any of several reputable and safe online software sites such as Softpedia, Cnet Download, FileHippo, or similar.
Hope this helps.
@internetexplorer: Thank you for your advice concerning malware.
I found the direction from dougknox, which reads: Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open. Close all open programs. Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE Go to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe. Leave Task Manager open. Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in. At the command prompt type DEL where is the file you wish to delete. Go back to Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the GUI shell. Close Task Manager.
However, once I end the process on explorer.exe I am unable to get back to the command prompt window to continue with his direction. I am sure there is a simple way, but my lack of knowledge at this point, means I can’t finish the removal operation.
Since DougKnox is very good at what he does, it should still be there somewhere, so try this: right-click on the narrow border at the top of Task Manager and then left-click on Move in the menu that drops down, and then with the cursor over the 4-arrow symbol that appears i n the border hold down the left mouse button and move Task Manager to the other side of the screen. The Command Prompt should now be visible, assuming of course that it was just hidden behind Task Manager, which I am “betting” on. If I am wrong, something may have caused the Command Prompt window to be closed, and I’m sorry to say that I have no clue as to what that might be, so a Help message to DougKnox might be the way to go.