restore factory settings

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Hi, could somebody please help. I would like to restore the factory settings
on my pc (XP home edition) but I dont know how. Anyone know how? Thanks,
Andy
 
You'll need to read the User's Guide that came with your computer
or visit the support web site of the manufacturer of your computer.

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| Hi, could somebody please help. I would like to restore the factory settings
| on my pc (XP home edition) but I dont know how. Anyone know how? Thanks,
| Andy
 
wattsyuk said:
Hi, could somebody please help. I would like to restore the factory settings
on my pc (XP home edition) but I dont know how. Anyone know how? Thanks,
Andy
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And the brand name of the PC is? If it's a Dell, HP, eMachines or some
other brand name computer, either use the Restore Disk they gave you. If
you weren't give one, your "restore disk" is on a hidden partition. I
suggest, if that's the case, that you contact the manufacturer of your
PC and ask them how to use the hidden partition to restore back to
factory settings.

Alias
 
Carey said:
You'll need to read the User's Guide that came with your computer
or visit the support web site of the manufacturer of your computer.
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Translation: Carey doesn't know.

Alias
 
Do you? Given the paucity of information in the original post that was the
only possible answer.
 
We need more inforamtion before anyone can help you. What brand of computer
do you have? Do you have a Windows CD or do you have a recovery CD set? What
exactly do you want to accomplish? Erase everything and start again? Fix
some problem in Windows?
 
Kerry said:
Do you? Given the paucity of information in the original post that was the
only possible answer.
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My original post:

And the brand name of the PC is? If it's a Dell, HP, eMachines or some
other brand name computer, either use the Restore Disk they gave you. If
you weren't give one, your "restore disk" is on a hidden partition. I
suggest, if that's the case, that you contact the manufacturer of your
PC and ask them how to use the hidden partition to restore back to
factory settings.

Alias
 
Alias said:
Translation: Carey doesn't know.

Alias
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Translation: *No* *one* can know the answer to this question because the
OP didn't tell us anything about his computer. Hence I suppose your
next post asking for the pertinent information. What, you mean you
don't know the answer by using your Crystal Ball like the rest of us?

To the OP:

You need to do as Carey said or post back with information about your
computer - make and model at the very least. Read the information at
this link to see what kinds of details you need to include in your next
post:

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Malke
 
Alias said:
And the brand name of the PC is? If it's a Dell, HP, eMachines or some
other brand name computer, either use the Restore Disk they gave you. If
you weren't give one, your "restore disk" is on a hidden partition. I
suggest, if that's the case, that you contact the manufacturer of your PC
and ask them how to use the hidden partition to restore back to factory
settings.

Alias
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Whoops, isn't that what Carey suggested but with fewer words????
 
I guess it's just way usenet propagates. Your other post wasn't there when I
replied to this post :-)
 
Malke said:
Translation: *No* *one* can know the answer to this question because the
OP didn't tell us anything about his computer.
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"Factory settings" indicates the computer is a brand name computer and
brand name computers have either a restore disk or a hidden partition.

Alias
Hence I suppose your
 
antioch said:
Whoops, isn't that what Carey suggested but with fewer words????
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No, it isn't. Carey didn't mention either the restore disk or the hidden
partition.

Alias
 
When you say restore do you mean restore to factory settings. I had to do
this only last week. I have a Dell laptop. Remove all cables except for power
cable. Turn system back on and assoon as you turn it on hold down the Ctrl
key and as you are holdidng strart tapping the F11 key once every two
seconds. This will lead you to a screen with two options, one for restore
and one for reboot, click on restore. Follow the instructions on the screen
and this should take you back to how you first received your computer, and
the settings you first had. Any software or hardware you installed after
that date has to be reinstalled
 
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