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callan00728

Windows XP Full System restore.

Help!

Is there any way i can restore my Windows XP Home edition laptop to the factory settings (IE wipe all files etc) without using the XP cd (which i have ‘mislaid’). I know how to restore it to a few months ago etc but i want to restore it to the very very beginning.

Im so annoyed with it, its like having a steam driven laptop!

Cheers.

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Roulston 5 #
Centralia, ON, CA | 5 years, 6 months ago (6 minutes after post)

is it an HP? if it is then you should be able to restart the pc tapping the f10 key and bring it to the recovery partition… from there follow the steps to do a full recovery/destructive recovery…
(note you may have to go into the advanced options within the recovery parition)

if it is not an HP there is no way that I know of.

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Roulston 5 #
Centralia, ON, CA | 5 years, 6 months ago (7 minutes after post)

Please take no offence to this post. I put this on most computer posts.

People asking for Computer help please read.

To be able to help you we need to have more detail than “there was an error and now the computer does not start”

with that information there is no way that we can help.
here is a list of information that if you send along then we can help better.
-what operating system(what windows ie: xp, vista, 98, etc.)
-desktop or laptop.
-make and model
-any error messages exactly as they were displayed.
-any odd noises, or smells that have ocoured since the problem.
-let us know if you have installed any new hardware or software since the problem.

By posting this information the first time round we don’t have to ask and can resolve the issue faster.

Basicly we need more info in most cases.
just something to keep in mind.

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callan00728 0 #
Cullen, V6, GB | 5 years, 6 months ago (10 minutes after post)

Ok.

Thanks for the advice.

The only bit i didnt put in is that its a Dell Inspiron 1300.

I know that no one can help if im too vague, im really quite computer literate, i just need some help with this.

Over and out.

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