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I WANTTO RESTORE MY PC BACK TO FACTORY SETTINGS

  • collegetutor
    collegetutor May 11, 2010

    The restore back to factory specifications is done through the use of factory restore disks. If you don't have them, sometimes they can be ordered from the manufacturer (Sony, Toshiba, Gateway, Dell, etc). Many computers have a "restore partition" on the hard drive that contains the original files that can be accessed through the restore menu. The restore menu is accessed in different ways depending upon the manufacturer. Generally, if you go to the manufacturers website (support section), and search for your exact model, they will tell you how to do a restore for your exact system and where to look. You can post again and specify your exact brand and model and I can help you find out the information if you are unable yourself. If you have Windows XP or Vista, you can go to your program menu and look under the Restore section and use that to restore to an earlier "restore point' if you saved an earlier version. This may work, but is generally not the same thing as totally going back to the original fresh install situation, which I think you want. Restore disks will allow you to format the drive and start from a clean slate.

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Boot up with the recovery cd in the drive. Follow the onscreen instructions. You'll be reset to factory specs. Hope this helps.

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I didnt understand the "over the phone".

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