how to start from scratch
by michael2015 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4Q1J0)
recently i was hacked. or at least think I was hacked. in the process of damage control ive manage to lock myself out of my own pc. forgot admin password - wiped windows something or other. in other words I cant reset my computer to factory settings. so I want to start all over again with Linux os. I have the presumed infected computer, a 125 memory stick and a chromebook. can I burn Linux mint to a memory stick. then either wipe the infected hhd/duy new ssd and then upload linux os to completely blank hhd/ssd. it cant be as simple as that. ive tried doing research but none of it is for Linux on memory stick to totally blank laptop. this whole process has showed me how vulnerable I/we are to hackers and how little knowledge I have of IT in general. any help or pointers/links would be appreciated.
