Clueless users accidentally restore their machines to the factory settings. How is that possible?

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• I have an acer aspire 3690 and I am trying to restore windows xp to its factory settings how to do that

  I have an acer aspire 3690 I am trying to restore to factory settings and is only let me go back to a certain date all I want on that, that's what org. came on the computer and the internet I do not have any disk

  Page 28 of the manual of your system describes how use the built in Acer eRecovery Management software to restore your system to factory settings.

  Doing so will scan all your personal data and when you did, I think you need to configure your Internet connection again since the factory settings are unlikely to know everything about your current installation of Internet.

  If you experience a problem with your system, I think I would fix rather whatever is the problem, but here's what Acer has to say about it:

  The manual is here:

  http://support.Acer.com/us/en/product/default.aspx?modelId=5

  This article reads as follows:

  Recovery and restore features allow to restore or restore the system
  a factory default image, leave a user created image or previously
  created backups of CD and DVD. You can also reinstall applications and drivers for your Acer system.

  1. press on + or select Acer eRecovery Management of the
  From Empowering Technology toolbar to start Acer eRecovery Management.

  2. position yourself in the restoration and recovery page by selecting the button restore.

  3. Select the point of backup you want to restore from. You can also
  choose to restore the system from a factory, to retrieve a default image
  already created CD/DVD or reinstall applications and drivers.

  4. follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.

• I'm trying to restore Vista OS to the factory settings and it requires a password that I never created.

  It is an Acer Aspire 5315 that my mom gave to my daughter. She says that she has never created a system restore point that requires a password so how to do this? Oh, and I have no disc as it came preloaded.

  Hello

  A System Restore Point is not the process of factory settings recovery.

  Using a System Restore Point puts the settings of the computer to an earlier date.

  Recovery to factory settings is to reinstall the operating system to how it was when new.

  Some Acer models have a default password that you use to start the process of the "hidden" recovery Partition Recovery

  Usually press you Alt + F10 at startup to start the process of relocation and Acer default password should be 6 zeros, unless someone has changed.

  If not, give Acer a phone call.

  See you soon.

• Is it possible to back up and restore a U300s to the factory settings?

  I decided to buy a U300s. Since it is not an optical drive and therefore does not come with any installation media, I'm a bit confused how I could backup the drive so I can later restore to the default settings.

  Is there a way to copy the content of the internal on a USB to allow SSD to boot on the USB key? Is it possible to restore the SSD in the exact state wherever it was when it left the factory?

  A little more detail...

  I plan to install Linux on the U300s and didn't want to dual boot Windows. So I'll be reformatting and using the entire disk for Linux. However, there are a few rare times where I might need to start Windows (for example BIOS update Setup). Preferably, I would like to have a USB collecting dust somewhere that I could start in these rare cases.

  I wonder if something like this might work:

  1. Start a new U300s with a live Linux USB flash drive
  2. Use the dd to clone the SSD on a portable USB drive
  3. Install Linux
  4. Start Windows from the USB drive cloned as needed

  Would this be something like this work? I prefer to do all this Linux because I have very little experience with Windows (I can barely do anything), but use Linux for 15 years and more.

  Using the software onekey recovery start in windows, there is an option to save an image of the disc on a DVD external U300s of origin. It's tedious, but you can use a virtual DVD drive to achieve. I found a free and set the size of disk backup 8 GB or something, then ran the backup saying onekey recovery backup on the external virtual drive.

  Take a look at this and previous pages of the forum to get info on how todo it.

  Worked a charm

  Only problem now I guess that could recover from that backup, because it's too much to be burned onto a single DVD. Some combo of virtual disks again and maybe an external USB drive.

  Let us know how the installation of Linux.

• I want to install my firefox profile on another drive of the program. How is that possible?

  I have two virtual drives: C to D: for data and programs. That D: is encrypted and saved.
  I want to install Firefox on the C: drive, but the profile on D: so bookmarks etc. is encrypted and saved.
  I can see how to do this.

  http://KB.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_profile_folder

• After a restore to the factory settings, where personal files are?

  I recently had a problem on my laptop (gateway) that prevents Windows to boot the system.  I went through the automatic tests on splash screens.  Files were good, the disk check was good, went to a restore point, but still was not able to start.  I got a message that there was no specified "configuration change".  So I chose the option to restore factory settings.  I didn't need a disk to do - it took place without no boot disk required.  There was a message related to the restoration who said that my files could be stored on the hard drive partitioned part.  I couldn't get to my personal files anyway, so I decided to take the chance to do the restore and hope that Windows would save my stuff.  Well, Windows is running, but I can't find my files.  The page of my computer shows 2 hard drives, 'Local' and 'Recovery', but I don't know how to access recovery or if my files are still there.

  Is there a chance that my stuff is still in this machine, or I'm just the GROUND?

  Thanks in advance for any kind souls who can solve the riddle!

  Hello

  "Recovery" partition will be the software that was used to perform the recovery to factory settings.

  We should never touch except to make recovery disks, failure of hard disk for you to reinstall Vista on a new hard drive.

  Windows does not save your data when you perform a restore to the factory settings.

  Your recovery software factory settings is provided by the gateway.

  It is an Option in their software.

  It is the gateway to this topic information.

  "Restoration with automatic data backup.

  http://support.gateway.com/s/software/MICROSOF/Vista/7515418/7515418su532.shtml

  All files and existing files are copied to the C:\Backup folder on the hard drive and a new copy of Windows is installed.

  You will need to contact Gateway Support and ask them where to find your data saved their recovery process if the information above did not save where gateway said it would.

  http://support.gateway.com/us/en/support/default.aspx

  See you soon.

• How to restore the factory settings on NB520?

  Hello

  Can someone tell me how to restore the factory settings on a NB520?

  Sale on and you want to wipe everything and restore to original for purtchaser.

  How this is described in the document s user manuals.
  Start your NB and press F8. Choose repair my computer and just follow the menu on the screen.

• Reset to the factory settings without restoration. Why do I see previous contacts?

  I have a new 5 iPhone.

  I added 6 contacts, 2 new downloaded applications. Saved on iCloud and iTunes.

  I had a very old Apple ID with an email address that I no longer use.

  I created a new Apple ID online by using this:

  Change your Apple - Apple Support ID

  Probably because of something, that I was wrong, there is a conflict between this new Apple ID and one on my iPhone.

  No problem. Because I only had 6 contacts and two additional applications, I decided to reset to the factory settings. I do NOT accept the offer to restore a backup.

  So I guess I now have a new phone out-of-the-box.

  In fact, my 6 contacts were always present. The two extra apps were not present.

  I would be very grateful if someone could explain why the 6 contacts are always present.

  I wonder how many other things could be hiding somewhere, which would not be present out-of-the-box.

  You can use a computer and connect to https://www.icloud.com/ and check the Contacts app it (under the two identifications of Apple as I'm not sure of the exact sequence of events that you did). If they are there and if you have settings > iCloud > Contacts under tension, which could explain from whence they came. With this setting, any changes to the Contacts is immediately synchronized between iCloud and the phone as soon as it is connected to iCloud.

• HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15 Sleekbook how to restore the factory settings

  I just need to know how to restore my HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15 - b167ca Sleekbook back to the factory settings. This laptop came without the cd.

  cath9999

  goes on Windows

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/what-happened-to-backup-restore

  Or F11 and read the Manual Page 61

  http://h10032.www1.HP.com/CTG/manual/c03601748.PDF

• How do I restore the factory settings without recovery disks

  I'm trying to restore my laptop to its factory settings but I don't have the cd to do it with.
  I have bin told I can do using bios by pressing f8 at the boot screen.

  I did it and taken to system restore settings, but I can't find any option to reset to the factory settings.
  The options I see won't let me restore to factory settings.

  Can anyone help?

  Hello

  When you start your notebook F8 repeatedly press. You enter the Advanced startup options. If you n t change anything on preinstalled HDD (delete the second partition, change the structure or installed other OS partitions), you will see option to fix my computer.

  When you start this option, you enter The System Recovery Options. Last option, there are Toshiba Recovery option.

  When you choose this procedure of recovery option should start and you should just follow the menu on the screen.
  All that s!

• I have an Aspire 571 V3 that I thought that I was restoring the factory settings and save my files for

  Hi everyone, I hope that there is someone out there who can help me. I have an Aspire 571 V3 that I picked up at the factory settings, or so I thought. After all the files had been cleared and the system recovered it restarted and displayed a black screen with 'the installation program starts services' and a flashing light below are progressing. It has been that way for hours eight (8). is this normal or should I worry? In its current form, I have no control on the machine on the touch pad or mouse. I have provided with Currys computer recovery discs, but they are not to be recognized.

  Kalimera

  8 hours is a little too, you can try to stop it and repair the resumption of the process.

  do a long press on the power button to stop it

  at the next startup, press Alt + F10, and then check if you are able to start the Acer recovery process

  If it isn't

  Enter the BIOS by pressing F2 at startup

  enable F12 boot menu if not already enabled

  Save and exit

  put your first recovery disk on your laptop

  stop your laptop making the long press the power button / stop

  at the next startup, press F12, and then on the startup list select DVD/CD player

• Cannot restore to the factory settings

  
  

  I have the Acer Aspire 7741z laptop. The computer has frequent problems, and I want to restore it defaults. I've already saved important files and had planned to do a full restore to the factory settings, but the eRecovery program does not work for me. It starts the process, says that it needs to restart, check I want to replace the data on the hard drive and restarts. The problem is, it just restarts. No recovery process, no reset factory default. Alt + F10 during boot process does nothing.

  I checked the partitions still exist, and I made no changes to the system since the purchase (about formats, etc.). Of course, I'm no longer under warranty period, it seems getting direct support from Acer is not going to happen.

  If anyone can help? I really want to restore this laptop to its default settings.

• Recovery disk - I restored my files, but the drive keeps telling me that it is almost full

  Recently, I backed up my files on the recovery drive. I have restored my files, but the drive keeps telling me that it is almost full. I don't know how to fix this.

  Restoring a backup does not remove the backup files.  You must remove them manually, unless you want to save in case another restore of that backup is necessary.

  And if you did it on your manufacturer's recovery disk, it wasn't a good idea.  This disc is for recovery only and should be used for anything else.  Find another drive to use for backups.  If this is the case, it may be best to contact the manufacturer and tell them that you were doing so they can help you to correctly resolve the situation without causing problems for disk recovery and your ability to use it as it should be used the need ever.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

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• Restored my HP Pavilion to factory settings and now when I turn on the computer starts a recovery to start, then he can't find something wrong and want to do a system restore

  I have a HP Pavilion with Windows Vista.  Friday night, I restored the computer to the factory settings.  After doing what he started back to the top as usual and was very good.  I shut down my computer Friday night and then Saturday morning, when I turned on the computer screen to start Recovery came and when throught he process of trying to find errors and found nothing and then gave me a message at each stop or do a system restore.   Does anyone know why it would start this resumption of start after that I just restored it?   I'm ideas... Please help.

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/contacthp?LC=en&DLC=en&cc=au

  You restored your computer for some reason any.

  And now you have problems after using the HP recovery process.
  It seems to me that you might have another problem inyour computer.

  Problem with HP Recovery Process(during or after), contact HP.

  It's Recovery process HP, not Microsoft.

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• My hp s3321PC Virginia-PC on safe mode and has been hacked, I don't have the recovery CD, I need help to restore at least it ' s factory settings. Thanx

  My hp s3321PC Virginia-PC on safe mode and has been hacked, I don't have the recovery CD, I need help to restore at least it ' s factory settings. Thanx

  See the manufacturer's web page for detailed instructions on 'Factory Restore'.