I want to restore my computer to factory specifications

Original title: I want to restore my computer to its state when it was taken "on shelf".  How?

I have a Dell laptop gave me my grandson.  He has "stuff", I have no interest.  I would like to "resurect it than it was when it is brand new."  Don't need its programs, games, etc.

Good plan!

See How to restore or reinstall Windows on a Dell computer

You want to 'Step 2' unless the laptop is so old that he must use 'Step 3'.

(And, of course, you don't have to do all the "backup and restore important files and data" because you want to get rid of all this.)

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    Vista recovery media obtain and/or use the Partition Recovery Vista on your computer to the factory settings .

    There is no Vista free download legal available.

    Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

    Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

    In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

    See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

    Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

    Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

    Also ask them if it is possible to do the recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

    They will tell you how to do this.

    Every computer manufacturer has their own way of making recovery disk/s.

    Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
    A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
    The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

    There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

    If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

    Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

    At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

    http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

    MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

    http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

    A tutorial on the use of a clean install

    http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

    Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

    After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

    Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

    'How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and upgrades, and replace product manuals'

    See you soon.

    Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

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    Hello

    I was wondering if anyone can advise me on what to do.

    I want to restore my computer for many reasons back to factory settings.

    I deleted the files junk (lots of them) and saved them to keep.

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    Also, it will not open attachments, old or new parts, but allows me to open other downloas to computer.

    At the end of the me theether. A help

    The PC settings app > recovery under the update section, you should see the option to reset PC.

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    (2) recovery hard disk partition.

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    Now I want to restore my computer to this day 1 point.

    Kindly guide me how I can do it. I saved all my data on external drive.

    I use windows Vista Home Premiuim

    Kind regards

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    If the information I am providing does not work, you will need to contact your computer manufacturer for assistance that these discs that you made are their recovery to factory settings software process.

    Microsoft plays no role in their recovery process.

    I'm glad that you have saved all of the data because the hard drive will be wiped clean during the recovery process.

    To reinstall Vista using their recovery disk/s, you start from the 1st recovery disk, you did and follow the manufacturer's instructions to reinstall:

    You need to change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order:

    How to change the Boot order in BIOS:

    http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/SS/bootorderchange.htm

    And as you never received a recovery disk when you purchased your computer (you have done your own disks) there should be a recovery Partition on the hard drive to reinstall Vista on how you purchased your computer.

    The recovery process can be started by pressing a particular combination of the key or keys at startup. (Power on / start)

    Maybe it's F10, F11, Alt + F10, etc., depending on the manufacturer.

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    Here is a guide to back to factory settings.

    Ask your computer manufacturer to get the EXACT instructions:

    How to get Vista recovery Media and/or to use the Vista recovery Partition on your computer.

    There is no Vista free download legal available.

    Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

    Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

    See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

    Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

    Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Ask them if you can also make recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

    They will tell you how to do this.

    Every computer manufacturer has their own way of making recovery disk/s.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
    A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
    The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

    There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

    If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

    Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

    At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

    http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

    MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

    http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

    A tutorial on the use of a clean install

    http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

    Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

    After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

    Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

    See you soon.

    Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

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