How to perform a factory restore?

original title: PA bear... because I do not have a vista disk figured out how destructive aka recovery... do I have to re - buy a copy of vista 32? ty4yh tootsnw

everything I've read claims a disc to use... my system came with one.  where can I find the hidden recovery partion?

everything I've read claims a disc to use... my system came with one.  where can I find the hidden recovery partion?

Hey tootsnw

by a destructive restore by one of the methods below, you can reinstall vista

Contact the computer manufacturer and ask them to send you to vista recovery disks to reinstall the operating system back as it was when you bought it

they do it for a nominal cost of $

also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to get back to the way you bought

If she did not come with a disc you should have a recovery partition as the computer manufacturer should provide a means to reinstall vista

you would normally press F10 or F11 or Alt + F10, 0 at startup to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

Ask them of the exact key sequence

Walter, the time zone traveller

Tags: Windows

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