Restoring to factory settings

[Guest]

I have Windows XP Service Pack 2 Media Center Edition. Ever since i put in a
DVD to watch in Media Center (perfectly good DVD, worked fine on other comps
not using Media Center), it has slowed down TREMENDOUSLY. I could find no way
to fix my computer. I have 2 options left-

1. Restore my computer to "brand new"
2. Find someone who can help me.

If you can help, tell me how to fix my Media Center nightmare. If not, tell
me how i can reset my computer without losing the programs it came with (You
know, the programs it had when i turned it on for the first time) (all my
other stuff is on external drives, so I've got nothing to worry about)

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have Windows XP Service Pack 2 Media Center Edition. Ever since i put in a
DVD to watch in Media Center (perfectly good DVD, worked fine on other comps
not using Media Center), it has slowed down TREMENDOUSLY. I could find no way
to fix my computer. I have 2 options left-

1. Restore my computer to "brand new"
2. Find someone who can help me.

If you can help, tell me how to fix my Media Center nightmare. If not, tell
me how i can reset my computer without losing the programs it came with (You
know, the programs it had when i turned it on for the first time) (all my
other stuff is on external drives, so I've got nothing to worry about)

You neglected the most important option:

3. Use System Restore to return the PC to a point prior to when
the problem started.

Click Start / Help, then look for "System Restore" if unsure how to
use this tool.

 

[Guest]

If you have a HD restore, you probably should have everything that came with
the computer after you turned it on. The restore's probably just a complete
image of what your hard drive was when it came out of the factory, or it can
be the installers for everything that came on your PC.

P. S. System Restore is a good choice as well, but I discovered that it
messes with stuff that documents saved with non-MS apps sometimes disappear.
Talk about not touching your docs! Cha!

 

[Guest]

If you have a HD restore, you probably should have everything that came with
the computer after you turned it on. The restore's probably just a complete
image of what your hard drive was when it came out of the factory, or it can
be the installers for everything that came on your PC.

P. S. System Restore is a good choice as well, but I discovered that it
messes with stuff that documents saved with non-MS apps sometimes disappear.
Talk about not touching your docs! Cha!
--
GMMan

Current version: Windows XP Home Edition With Service Pack 2
Current model: Dell Dimension 4600 Desktop

i tried System Restore, it said the restore was incomplete.

Now what>

 

[Guest]

i tried System Restore, it said the restore was incomplete.

Now what>

oh, i forgot to include that i dunno what an HD restore is.

sorry for double post

 

[Rock]

I have Windows XP Service Pack 2 Media Center Edition. Ever since i put in
a
DVD to watch in Media Center (perfectly good DVD, worked fine on other
comps
not using Media Center), it has slowed down TREMENDOUSLY. I could find no
way
to fix my computer. I have 2 options left-

1. Restore my computer to "brand new"
2. Find someone who can help me.

If you can help, tell me how to fix my Media Center nightmare. If not,
tell
me how i can reset my computer without losing the programs it came with
(You
know, the programs it had when i turned it on for the first time) (all my
other stuff is on external drives, so I've got nothing to worry about)

We can't tell you how to restore your computer because we don't know what
kind of computer you have and how the computer maker, OEM, set up the
restore process. You need to check the documentation that came with the
computer or contact the OEM's tech support. Hopefully System Restore will
fix it for you, but even if it does you need to do a bit of homework and
find out what the restore process is, how it works and what it does.

 

[Guest]

"Incomplete'"? Did you restore to a auto backup or where you previously
installed a program? A real recent restore point might be "incomplete"
because it might not be finish making the point yet (just a guess; never
recieved that message before).
For HD restore, what I mean is that if your computer didn't come with an OS
restore disk, all your OS restore stuff is on your HD. Two kinds of HD
restores: Full image and OS only. Full image is a complete image of your HD
before it came out of the factory. OS only only contains the OS, not all of
the additional programs. I think it's most likely to be a full image if your
restore is on the HD.

 

[Guest]

We can't tell you how to restore your computer because we don't know what
kind of computer you have and how the computer maker, OEM, set up the
restore process. You need to check the documentation that came with the
computer or contact the OEM's tech support. Hopefully System Restore will
fix it for you, but even if it does you need to do a bit of homework and
find out what the restore process is, how it works and what it does.

Hm...

I guess i could try to find it...

but in case any of you know how, my computer is an Acer Aspire 5100 notebook

 

[Rock]

Hm...

I guess i could try to find it...

but in case any of you know how, my computer is an Acer Aspire 5100
notebook

"I guess could try to find it"? Thanks, I got a chuckle out of that. Do
your own research. It's your computer and your issue if a problem arises,
no?

 

[Guest]

"I guess could try to find it"? Thanks, I got a chuckle out of that. Do
your own research. It's your computer and your issue if a problem arises,
no?

Oh well, it beats sitting here whining to others.