Restore my laptop back to factory settings, but I've deleted d ' training.

I want to give this pavilion hp bought in 08 to my daughter. I need to clean up, and I deleted out of factory settings ' drive to make more space. C drive is nearly full. I have a new hp. I take my pictures and I want to save. If it is not possible to restore, how do I remove all my stuff and return the c drive to view more available memory. Thank you for helping in advance. Melissa

Hello

There is no Windows Vista downloads available from Microsoft.

You can contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send you a set of recovery disks.

They should do this for a small fee.

Some manufacturers have more available Vista recovery disks.

If this happens, you may need to try this instead:

You can also borrow and use a Microsoft Vista DVD, which contains the files for the different editions of Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate) must be installed. The product key on your computer / Laptop box determines what Edition is installed.

Other manufacturers recovery DVDs are should not be used for this purpose.

And you need to know the version of 'bit' for Vista, as 32-bit and 64-bit editions come on different DVDs

Here's how to do a clean install of Vista using a DVD of Vista from Microsoft:

"How to do a clean install and configure with a full Version of Vista '

http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-Vista.html

And once the operating system is installed, go to your computer manufacturer's website and get the latest drivers for your particular model or laptop computer.

And phone Activation may be necessary when you use the above installation method.

"How to activate Vista normally and by Activation of the phone '

http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html

See you soon.

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    It started 2 weeks ago - I had the legendary 'Black Screen of Death"and advises him to restore my laptop to its factory settings (all my documents etc are saved on an external hard drive). After the restoration, this is when the problems started. My computer is very slow. I know that's not the internet, I tried my sister's cell phone and the internet works fine.

    scanning using the preforms

    http://www.Malwarebytes.org/

    http://www.systweak.com/AntiSpyware/

    http://www.free-AV.com/en/download/index.html

    or Avast

    Make sure your system is clean first. use ccleaner to get rid of junkfiles http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

    preform disk cleanup and defragmentation in order to improve the performance of your system.

    do not use unistall programs u.

    Make sure your windows is uptodate and drivers work correctly and that they are as uptodate.

    Use http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html to protect your pc against spyware, adware etc and keep it uptodate then use firefox as your browser

    only use the block announcement more, no script and WOT for safer web browsing for firefox.

    go to msconfig (type in the search box in startmenu then press enter) then prepare your computer to clean boot by disabling all startup items and any of the services of windows, and then restart your computer. See if it makes a difference? If she did then you should know which ones caused to slow down your pc.

    minimize your startup programs hollow msconfig (type in there search box in Start menu, and then press enter)

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  • I need to restore my laptop back to factory settings HP.

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    Hello

    by HP, I hope you mean that Hewlett Packard is the manufacturer, because the manufacturers have different ways to do

    If you don't have a recovery disc as it never came with it, press F11 at startup to start the process of recovery back to factory settings

    all data will be wiped from the hard drive during the process

    Here are the two ways to do:

    Restore the PC to its original state with the HP Recovery Manager of in Windows Vista

    If the PC can be started and opens on the Windows desktop, you can use the HP recovery disk to restore the PC to original factory State by following the steps below.
    1. Click Start and enter the recovery in the field of research. Select Recovery Manager in the list, when it becomes available. Allow the action to proceed, if you are prompted. The HP Recovery Manager opens.
      Alternatively, click Start , all programs , Recovery Manager , and then Recovery Manager . Allow the action to proceed, if you are prompted. The HP Recovery Manager opens.
    2. Click Advanced options , System Recovery , and then click Next . The PC will restart and reopen the Recovery Manager.
      Alternatively, if the advanced options is disabled, click Next , and then System Recovery . The PC will restart.
    3. When the PC restarts, select the System Recovery option and click Next .
    4. If you are prompted to use the Microsoft System Restore , click No and then click Next .
    5. When you are prompted, select back up your files first (recommended) , and then click Next . Follow the on-screen instructions.
    6. When you are prompted to recover without backing up your files , please STOP before you click Next .
      CAUTION: It's the last chance to change your mind recovery PC and delete all the files and programs. Once you click Next , the restore process cannot be stopped
    7. If you are convinced that you want to start the recovery process, click Next . The PC immediately starts formatting the disk hard drive and destroy all data.
    The recovery process may take up to several hours and will return the PC to its original state. All custom, settings drivers, software and upgrades or hardware updates are lost and must be reinstalled.
    Restore the PC to its original state with the HP Recovery Manager if Windows Vista is not accessible

    If the PC does not start under Windows, it may still be possible to use the HP recovery disk to restore the computer to its original state. The Recovery Manager can be started during the boot process by following the steps below.
    1. Press on the button / stop to start the PC and press the f11 key when the standard BIOS guests appear on the black screen.
      NOTE:  By pressing the f11 key at startup on a computer with an image factory HP will start the system recovery process, even if the message is not displayed.
      • If the HP Recovery Manager can access the hard disk recovery partition, a prompt to back up user files before you start the recovery
    . Follow the instructions.
    • If the HP Recovery Manager cannot access the hard disk to resolve system errors, you need to use the recovery disk custom that you created to recover the hard disk to its original state.
    • If you have not created the custom recovery disk, or disks are damaged, you can order a replacement of HP recovery CD.

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    Hello Andy.L.C

    No one will judge you.

    Your PC must have a hidden partition which contains an image of the Windows operating system.

    Take a look at this link (especially step 3 "restore the software from the computer to the original state")

    http://www.Dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/04/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?c=us&l=en&s=BSD&docid=266618

    I hope this will help you restore your PC to factory conditions.

    This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS.

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    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.

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    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

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    See you soon.

    Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

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    "How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals.

    http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

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    http://supportapj.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DSN/en/document?journalid=67E9C215C4BABD6CE040AE0AB5E14F05&docid=339949

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    Hello

    http://supportapj.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DSN/en/document?journalid=67E9C215C4BABD6CE040AE0AB5E14F05&docid=339949

    Above is way Dell to reinstall Vista from their provided? DVD recovery on your computer.

    http://supportapj.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DSN/en/document?journalid=67E9C215C4BABD6CE040AE0AB5E14F05&docid=336966

    And that way if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive.

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    they do it for a nominal cost of $

    ____________________________________________________________

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

    http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

    ____________________________________________________________

    Dell support:

    http://support.Dell.com/

    Dell support at the link above.

    http://support.Dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?s=BSD&c=IQ&l=en

    Reference Dell Drivers, manuals, etc. is at the link above.

    http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/default.aspx

    Dell's Support Forums at the link above.

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    Step by step procedures are included in the user manual, or you can get the same from the manufacturer's Web site.

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    Hi Sandeehttp://supportapj.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?journalid=67E9C215C4BABD6CE040AE0AB5E14F05&docid=339949

    It's way to Dell to reinstall from the DVD on your computer.

    Answer the questions in blue; It is in a sequence.

    http://supportapj.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DSN/en/document?journalid=67E9C215C4BABD6CE040AE0AB5E14F05&docid=336966

    And that way if you also have a recovery partition on your hard drive.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    To backup your data: files, photos, music, etc:

    1. plug the flash drive
    2. go in where your files are stored
    3. click right on what you want to record, example: a photo album > Send to > click on the USB Flash Drive(it might be Drive E: or F:)> it will save to it)
    4. Repeat until you have backed up all your data.

    When it comes time to reinstall the data, connect the Flash drive, AFTER that you have an anti-virus and Anti-Malware installed, right click on the flash drive? It Scan before copying the files on your computer.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    After the reinstallation of this Image, you should have a period of trail for an anti-virus; ask here if you don't for a free good.

    And reinstall these 2 programs I gave you.
    You're doing a right click and scan your Flash drive with them:

    http://www.Spybot.info/en/index.html

    Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6.2 is a very good Anti-Spyware FREE program.

    Download, install, update and immunize your system with it.

    Then ANALYZE with her.

    Update and scan your system once a fortnight.

    http://www.Malwarebytes.org/MBAM.php

    Malwarebytes is as its name suggests, a Malware Remover!

    For the free version of scroll down their page to download

    Download.com or Major Geeks.com

    Download, install, upgrade and scan once a fortnight...

    Mick Murphy

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