factory restore?

boxerdog · Aug 30, 2009

evening.

please can anyone help? im trying to do a factory restore on my pc. "take it all back to when i got it"
its vista and i didnt get any recovery discs with it.

could realy do with some help

thanks.

Systreg · Aug 30, 2009

As far as I'm aware, you don't need disks to restore to factory settings, see this topic for resetting a Dell compuer running Vista back to factory settings:

How to Restore Dell Windows Vista to Factory Settings | eHow.com

[edit]

Says the same on this topic for HP laptops:

http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread113042.html#

Part of which says:

when you first power on the machine (assuming it's either a dv2000, dv6000, or dv9000, or hdx9000), hit F11 on the keyboard repeatedly until the recovery screen pops up. Click on advanced options, click system recovery, then click OK when prompted. the recovery process will begin and take about 25 minutes on a 5400rpm hard drive. then you must reinstall everything that isn't factory.

GreyWing · Aug 30, 2009

I think when it is rebooting, just keep "f11" pressed and that works for me, although mine is a packard bell, although works on compaq's as well.

boxerdog · Aug 30, 2009

iv just done the "f11" and it comes up with "please select boot device"

sata pm-hdt
usb:sony
usb:sony
usb:sony
usb:sony
network:realtek boot agent

is it any of those?

mat · Aug 30, 2009

Did this with my brothers Dell Laptop.

Im sure F8 will get you there....

Darren · Aug 30, 2009

Type in Google,

How to restore [Computer Make and Model]

Usually with computers without restore discs there is a programme pre installed that allows you to do this from the start menu.

Thanks, Darren.