How to get "factory settings"

iwanttosave_2

Hi wonderful techies :wave:

Right, what it is we are going to be buying a new comp soon and will be selling ours on to a mate. What I want to know is how to reset it all back to factory settings. Can I just do a system restore back to the first available date (wont be that far its a fairly new comp) or is it more complicated than that. I just want it so all the carp we have put on is gone.

We are on windows XP.

Thanks

intel

Insert the factory restore disc into the PC and then restart the PC
and boot from the CD... if it doesnt work correctly you have the wrong disk installed.

iwanttosave_2

intel wrote:

Insert the factory restore disc into the PC and then restart the PC
and boot from the CD... if it doesnt work correctly you have the wrong disk installed.

What if I don't have the disk?, I did keep them all I'm sure but its just my luck I don't have it :rolleyes: . Is there anyway around it.


Gonna look for it now

iwanttosave_2

Right I have looked in my box of CDs and the only ones that I don't have a clue of what is on there are

Foxconn 1.0- includes

chipsetsets drivers, device drivers, super utilities, adobe acrobat, Direct x, Norton internet security.

And

win windows- includes

modem drivers, modem manual, panda platinum AV, fax talk and adobe acrobat.

If it is not one of these two which I don't think they are, what do or what can I do?

iwanttosave_2

It window XP and all I know is that the comp is made by Hi-grade, can't seen to find a model number. Its only about 8mths old, we got it off my mum before she moved abroad

intel

Sorry for being slow to reply but blame the pub


If its a Dell it may boot from F11 or F12 on start up.

intel

gizmoleeds wrote:

Yep - you're still to slow . It's a hi-grade and F10!

Not a real PC in the sense of then :rotfl:

iwanttosave_2

Like I said, i nicked it off my mum she got it just for busing around. I'm on lappy at the mo.

I am going for a bath in a min so If you just tell me what I am looking for once I press F10 I will copy and paste the post and then I can do it. Thank you boys xx

marylee

I am in the same position, i want to give my old computer for free to a friend. It's an old window 98 SE. I do not want to insert system restore as it will wipe my office application program and again I do not wish to leave personal details in it. What happens if I leave my internet bt surftime dial up connection, will I get charged if she uses it. Thanks

faz7875_2

marylee wrote:

I am in the same position, i want to give my old computer for free to a friend. It's an old window 98 SE. I do not want to insert system restore as it will wipe my office application program and again I do not wish to leave personal details in it. What happens if I leave my internet bt surftime dial up connection, will I get charged if she uses it. Thanks

You shouldn't get charged as the number is dialled is either an 0870 number that charges you via phone bill or an 0800/0870 number that will only connect to your a/c if you dial from your line. Prob best thing to do is to format hard drive and reinstall the original software if the o/s is not configured to reset to factory defaults.