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Restoring Windows back to when i first brought Computer
Im having a problem restoring my computer back to a certain date. So i have
decided to restore it right back to when i first brought it. Can anyone please explain to me how i can do this? Thanks in Advance |
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Restoring Windows back to when i first brought Computer
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That would depend on which kind of XP CD you have - OEM, Full Retail or no disk? -- Will Denny MS-MVP Shell/User Please reply to the Newsgroup Please reply to the Newgroups "Memz" wrote in message ... Im having a problem restoring my computer back to a certain date. So i have decided to restore it right back to when i first brought it. Can anyone please explain to me how i can do this? Thanks in Advance |
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Restoring Windows back to when i first brought Computer
"Memz" wrote:
Im having a problem restoring my computer back to a certain date. So i have decided to restore it right back to when i first brought it. Can anyone please explain to me how i can do this? That depends on the installation media. If the computer came along with a preinstalled WinXP, there should be at least a "Recovery CD" doing exactly what you want to do. If there is/are no media, the manufacturer *may* have saved the necessary files to a separate (FAT32) drive. -- d-d |
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Restoring Windows back to when i first brought Computer
The PC vendor was required to provide a method to do just that. If you
have lost the documentation on how to do this, you should contact their tech support to find out what it is, and how to do it. Memz wrote: Im having a problem restoring my computer back to a certain date. So i have decided to restore it right back to when i first brought it. Can anyone please explain to me how i can do this? Thanks in Advance |
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... Im having a problem restoring my computer back to a certain date. So i have decided to restore it right back to when i first brought it. Can anyone please explain to me how i can do this? Thanks in Advance One thing to remember BEFORE you do this is to backup ALL your data, documents, music, photos, email etc. etc. to an external storage device be it USB sticks, external USB drive, CDs, DVDs etc. as when you do restore the machine back to its original state your stuff will, in all probability, be destroyed. |
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Restoring Windows back to when i first brought Computer
Memz wrote:
Im having a problem restoring my computer back to a certain date. So i have decided to restore it right back to when i first brought it. Can anyone please explain to me how i can do this? Thanks in Advance Follow the specific Recovery or Restoration instructions provided by the computer's manufacturer. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell |
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Restoring Windows back to when i first brought Computer
We cant seem to find the recovery disk so we need to restore to computer back
to the way it was without the disk some how. I can remember them telling me to do it some way like push something aswell as F11 or something like that. Cant do anything with the computer so cant back up any of the files that are on there, it wont even let me go into the start menu. |
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Restoring Windows back to when i first brought Computer
Memz wrote:
We cant seem to find the recovery disk so we need to restore to computer back to the way it was without the disk some how. Then you'll need to contact the computer's manufacturer for a replacement disk. I can remember them telling me to do it some way like push something aswell as F11 or something like that. Well, what does your manual or the manufacturer's web site say to do? All OEMs create different recovery methods, and you haven't even bothered to tell us anything useful like what make and model computer it is, so no one here can do your research for you. Cant do anything with the computer so cant back up any of the files that are on there, it wont even let me go into the start menu. If any of your data is of any value to you, you'd best take the computer to a professional for assistance in retrieving it. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell |
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