Need to discretely and quickly wipe laptop hard drive

[Dan12]

I have had a few issues in work with a laptop that I have been using and basically have some software on there that I can't let my boss see. My boss doesn't know the password to my user account, and is bringing the laptop into the office next week so that I can put the password in and login. I am going to have about 20 minutes or so with the computer, and no doubt with my boss looking over my shoulder the whole time-is there any way at all that I can wipe the hard drive? I've heard that you can do this with a magnet-is that possible (without taking the drive out of the laptop and of course being quite discreet)? Or is there any other way it can be done? A real challenge I know, but hopefully someone can suggest a solution! Thanks!

 

[Someone Somewhere]

I'm really not sure that we can help with this. Also, there's nothing I can think of that doesn't rely on you having it already installed and ready to go.

 

[Dan12]

Thanks for coming back. Nothing pre-installed unfortunately. What about using a strong magnet? Is that possible or a just a myth?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Highly doubt it would work.

As I said, I don't think it's within forum rules to help.

 

[Danimal1q2w3]

You've got child porn, don't you

 

[Dan12]

Errrrr...no. Just been harvesting some data that I shouldn't have been. Nothing illegal but enough to cause a few problems.

 

[a44arana]

LOL @ Danimal,

i hope i dont get in trouble for helping out.

one solution that MIGHT work is using windows system restore to a time before you started harvesting that data.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/system-restore

or you could try this http://www.killdisk.com/features.htm -seems like it will work from a thumbdrive. you have to research how it works though cause idk.

 

[Rationale]

Accidentally on purpose create a problem so you have 'no choice' but to do a system restore?
Ask him if he can find a USB flash drive or something for some task so he leaves the room for a few moments, maybe for a 'back up'?

Idk.

 

[Saga Lout]

Open the machine in the Safe Mode with Command Prompt then key in the syntax to delete the folder where your illicit data are stored and you might just get away with it.