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How can you restore your computer back to factory settings without using any kid of CD?
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∙ 15y ago
Okay, you may or may not be able to do this. Let me give some details.
Many computer manufacturers, rather than including a windows or restore cd, will instead put a special partition on the hard disk that includes all the data needed to restore the system to factory default settings. This is not always the case, however, and so you may just be screwed.
Consult your manual (if you have one) or the manufacturers website on wether or not your system has a "system restore partition" or somesuch & if so, how to activate it. The system restore process varies from maker to maker (and model to model) so it is impossible for us to know exactly what you can do & how to do it without more info.
If you need more help, i suggest starting a new question along the lines of "How can i restore my [insert make and model of computer] to factory settings, and can this be done without a cd?"
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe simple answer is - you can't ! Professionally made computers have a recovery partition in the hard-drive for the user to restore the machine to its original factory settings if needed - OR - it comes with a recovery disk (CD or DVD). If you've built your own computer - it will not have a recovery option !
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∙ 13y agoBy following the directions that came with your computer. I don't know what kind of computer you have, so I couldn't even begin to tell you what precise steps to take, or if it's even possible at all... many new computers give you instructions for making your own recovery discs, and if you chose not to do that, anything that happens to you is your own damn fault.
However, some manufacturers make a recovery partition. As previously noted, precisely how you use that varies depending on who the manufacturer is, so consult the documentation that came with your computer.
If all else fails, you may be able to buy recovery discs from the computer manufacturer. These are usually not terribly expensive.
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∙ 14y agoWithout a factory disk you cannot do that.
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∙ 12y agoDownload the floppy disk version of Windows to wipe out your disk and reinstall windows using the Windows COA product key code on your computer.
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∙ 11y agouse a re-installation disk with the OS on it to reinstall
if the computer isn't old then you could do a system restore to when you got the computer.
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∙ 10y agoReinstall the operating system.
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