What * exactly *, did a factory reset?

My Thinkpad T430, less than a year, is having issues - corrupted .dll files, Windows Update does not, all kinds of fun stuff. I'm waiting on someone to e-mail me own copy of the dll I need BUT I'm worried that this will not solve everything, especially for problems with Windows Update. I've exhausted almost every other option that I can find to try to fix it at this point. The nuclear option is a reset to Lenovo factory settings from the windows repair environment accessed by pressing F8 during startup, but before I do I want to know * exactly * what I would do to my computer.

Specifically: will be reset back factory all files Windows system to their original state, which means that there is no chance that will persist the issues that I am? It will guarantee that Windows Update works again and all my .dll and other system files will be in a State of charge and not corrupted? The process replaces the current system files with the original versions that have been installed on the computer?

I want to restore factory settings and find that Windows Update still does not work, and now I have to install more than one year of updates manually from the Microsoft Web site, one by one, or go through the trouble of having to reinstall all my programs, get my files on the computer, set the parameters in order to be as I would like again etc. only to not have these problems solved.

Thanks for any help/input.

Good news; I ended up not having to do a factory reset - I could get good copies of my someone else corrupted .dll files and copy them to my computer fixed most of the problems. Repair installation of the problematic program is solved the rest.

Tags: ThinkPad Notebooks

Similar Questions

  • I recently did a factory reset on my computer and saved all my files on a flash drive when I load them onto my computer, they look all as internet files explore instead of dreamweaver files, please, help?

    I recently did a factory reset on my computer and saved all my files on a flash drive when I load them onto my computer, they look all as internet files explore instead of dreamweaver files, please, help?

    They probably had the IE icon because Windows automatically associate with IE html files.

    It is of no consequence for your work in Dreamweaver, but you can change this association if you wish.

    Go to control panel > default of programs > set Associations.

  • I did a factory reset, now I can't install Windows 7 (I have my OEM installation disc)

    My ride was originally under Vista (AKA, the nightmare!)  I did the Vista updates (including 2 service packs) and now when I go to install my original OS drive for Window 7 Home Premium, it says: "this software can run on this hardware.  I've been for 2 years before I messed up there, TOTALLY!

    Any help would sure be appreciated: funniest?  He recovered Windows 8 and running 'on the SAME material"what am I doing wrong?

    Thanks in advance ;)

    Could you give your full system specs?

    If you have devices non-essential tied to the machine, unplug them.

    If you have compatible hardware and your computer still stops responding, disable any unnecessary material. Remove (USB) universal serial bus devices. Remove or disable network cards, sound cards and cards of the series; and then restart the installation.

  • A1-840 it froze so often I did a factory reset and now - I can't do anything with it - google errors

    All I gert are incessant messages.

    Google - game has stopped services

    n ' the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped

    He asks me to sign with my ID google I go but it never connects, and I have to click on turn off these messages consistently to the same enter the text.

    If I go the Apps folder, the Tablet is freezed - there are only 8 apps - neither of which is the game of Google.

    What should do?

    the only thing I can suggest is try to reflash the OS:

    http://global-download.Acer.com/GDFiles/OS/OS/OS_Acer_Acer.AV0K1.A1-840.RV0XRC02.WW.GEN1_A44K_A.zip?...

    normally you must copy the zip on a microSD card, insert it on your Tablet and demarrer start to recovery, select this option to install from SD card using the zip file.

    Sometimes the zip file must be uncompressed and inside, you will find the correct .zip for flash.

  • HP ENVY 15 3014 TX - NO SOUND AFTER FACTORY RESET, WON'T ALL THE DRIVERS INSTALLED.

    Hi my name is ali majaz, I recently did a reset on my phone, because there was a sort of Malware or viruses, which froze my device just after startup, so I did a factory reset with HP Recovery Manager, now the problem is that all things are restored, but even after installing the audio driver, the high defination IDT and Intel(r) Audio display the sound does not work, everything seems perfect, AUDIO troubleshooting gives no error, there is no mistake anywhere, even the speaker in the taskbar icon looks exactly as it should be, but when I play anything, there is no sound, games, but I hear nothing, I tried all the tricks in the book , but nothing works, I chose speakers & headphones that my default device, but nothing works, no sound at all, no system sounds, no sound in youtube, I don't know what to do, I tried to install all updates but nothing works, I doubt there is a sort of breach of registry in my machine , but after resetting it should have disappeared, SO if IT YOU PLEASE help me

    LOL OK SO A HAPPY FINALLY ENDING, I DO NOT KNOW HOW, COZ I TRIED SO MANY THINGS, BUT I JUST SWITCHED OFF THE MACHINE AND OPEN THE REAR HOOD, JUST DID A HARD RESET & BAM!  I TURNED ON AND THE SOUND WAS THERE, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED, MYA BE THERE WAS A BAD PROFILE CONNECTS AUDIO SERVICES SO I CHANGED IT BEFORE CLOSING DOWN, WITH NO HOPE IT WILL FIX IT, BUT I GUESS THAT IT IS WHAT SETS THE SOUND, NEVER LESS... IT WORKED... I'M SO HAPPY

  • Factory reset wireless router connection problems?

    Hello

    I recently did a factory reset on my HP6745f desktop running Win7 sp1 and I don't know if my problem is with HP or Linksys/Cisco (my router). I already contacted the support Cisco who reported the problem seems to be "a matter of HP, a corrupt driver or other third-party issue" and then offered to help, for a price. I'm hoping to avoid that if possible.

    This office computer is directly connected to the router via an Ethernet cable. Cisco software was that I want to install that 'control' of my router (called Cisco Connect) and when I try to install the software, I get a message saying: "We could not find your router" (that's why the software will not install) - although I am accessing internet through that router. Even if I try to enter my network name and the password, it cannot find anything. I am also unable to access the router via my browser "168.198.1.1".

    I am unable to connect wireless with the same desktop so, my 2 wireless laptops have no problem of connection at all, which leads me to believe it's something specific to my desktop pc.

    The Cisco Connect software has already been installed on my desktop and it worked fine. I guess my question is: someone has any suggestions for me? This could be a driver problem? How can I identify what (s) for 'check '?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    I thought about it! My router can use a "network key" to connect other computers to the router. I guess when I reset my pc all this info has been removed and the router could not communicate.

    I have just created a network key on a flashdrive USB of my laptop, plugged the USB in my office and hop, I reconnected properly. Thanks for the suggestions, I really appreciate the help.

  • Re: Factory Reset on AT200 but always ICS

    Hi all

    I bought an AT200 a few months ago and updated to ICS a few weeks ago. I did a factory reset today and after that ICS is always running on my tablet.

    I thought after resetting my device it will be Android 2.3 race as he did after that I bought it, or am I wrong?

    Hello

    Resetting the data does not change the system software that you are running.
    He re - installs all simply what you have on your device "fresh."
    So, if you had ICS and a data factory reset you would just again a new installation of ICS.

  • Want 750-103D: secondary drive is wiped clean on factory reset

    I've screwed to the top of my installation of office and had to do a factory reset. All my applications were in the main drive and no apps such as photos, music, documents in my secondary hard drive. As a precaution, I unplugged the secondary drive before I did the factory reset. After the factory reset desktop started successfully. Then I stop and plugged back the secondary drive but to my horror on 2nd boot my secondary drive had been wiped and all my apps not disappeared. I don't understand.

    What have I done wrong?

    I don't think that something was wrong.

    The new operating system is not reading secondary drive completely as the file system may be different.

    Assign a drive to secondary drive. Press Windows + R, type deskmgmt.msc and press to enter. Here, you would see a drive or disk space that would be unassigned. Right click on the drive and assign a drive.

    or

    Insert the image secondary drive in an external hard disk enclosure and connect an external drive and you should find the content.

    If you have disconnected the secondary drive there is no way of that new OS will erase the content, unless you asked.

  • Why my iphone 6 more stuck with the apple logo and the black screen after the factory reset?

    I'm selling my iphone 6 Plus I did a factory reset, but it has stuck on a black screen with the white apple journal for more than an hour, why what is happening?

    Force the restart: press the lock and home buttons until the Apple logo appears again.

  • Cisco 7931 G do not start after factory reset

    Hello world

    So, I came across a problem that I hit an absolute impasse. I will list it first, then I will follow it with various methods, I tried to solve it.

    The phone in question is a 7931G, I can't tell you what software to boot, he's trying to boot from because it does not go far enough in the boot, treat for me to say. I did the factory reset as recommended by the documentation: give power to the phone (in my case through PoE on a UC540), press and hold the ' # ' until the side buttons are flashing turn upward. At this point, press the 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-*-0-# keys and wait until the course ends. The UC540 was active DHCP, all of the latest software on it (Sogiciel 8.6) and tftp-server was operational as well.

    What's happening: the phone starts the boot process and go to the screen that says "Update"... "and then, quickly, it flashes on the screen that she asked ' term31.default.loads... 0% "and then it starts to boot (Cisco logo appears)." On the bottom left where it usually shows a box with a check mark, it now shows a full circle in a slightly larger circle. He sat at the splash screen for about 2 minutes, stop and try to move on once more.

    I do not know what boot image he used before the factory reset, but this time around his supposed to pull the image of "SCCP31.9 - 1 - 1SR1S.loads. I read in a separate thread support the first 7931 must be upgraded to "SCCP31.8 - 5-4 S .loads" before he can start from 9.x software. So I tftp had the entire folder 7931 Sogiciel 8.2 UC540 to the UC540. I created the entries of the tftp server and alias and set the 7931 load newly downloaded software. Nothing. (The newly downloaded had the corresponding term31.default.loads of the file that was pointed toward the 8.5.4 files).

    I rolled back the UC540 everything back to 8.2 Sogiciel, with all the default configurations. Connected to an another phone 7931 (currently logged in as my personal and registered phone CUCM), than the phone registered car very well. I assigned it lines, performed test calls and all of the features worked as expected. 7931 issues, however, remained with the same problems.

    I tried to connect the problematic 7931 to CUCM of office, but the problem has prevailed without worrying what port I used.

    Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. My goal here is to get the phone to properly initialize and eventually to register with the UC540.

    Thank you

    Andrei.

    EDIT: addition of debugs for tftp

    001095: 2 August 22:19:45.928: % LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/1/1, changed State to

    001096: 2 August 22:19:46.928: % LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/1/1, changed State to

    001097: 2 August 22:19:52.400: TFTP: application server port 49152, socket_id 0 87903524 process 160 x

    001098: 2 August 22:19:52.400: TFTP: read the 10.1.1.11 host demand (49152) via BVI100

    001099: 2 August 22:19:52.400: TFTP: looking for term31.default.loads

    001100: 2 August 22:19:52.400: TFTP: open flash:/phones/7931/term31.default.loads, fd 3, size 655 to process 160

    001101: 2 August 22:19:52.404: TFTP: sending of block 1 (retry 0), socket_id 0 x 87903524

    001102: 2 August 22:19:52.404: TFTP: ACK received for block 1, socket_id 0 x 87903524

    001103: 2 August 22:19:52.408: TFTP: sending of block 2 (retry 0), socket_id 0 x 87903524

    001104: 2 August 22:19:52.408: TFTP: ACK received for block 2, socket_id 0 x 87903524

    001105: 2 August 22:19:52.408: TFTP: finished flash:/phones/7931/term31.default.loads, 00:00:00 time process 160

    001106: 2 August 22:19:53.040: TFTP: application server port 49153, socket_id 0x86A5CB70 process 160

    001107: 2 August 22:19:53.040: TFTP: read the 10.1.1.11 host demand (49153) via BVI100

    001108: 2 August 22:19:53.040: TFTP: looking for term31.default.loads

    001109: 2 August 22:19:53.040: TFTP: open flash:/phones/7931/term31.default.loads, fd 3, size 655 to process 160

    001110: 2 August 22:19:53.040: TFTP: sending of block 1 (retry 0), socket_id 0x86A5CB70

    001111: 2 August 22:19:53.044: TFTP: ACK received for block 1, socket_id 0x86A5CB70

    001112: 2 August 22:19:53.044: TFTP: sending of block 2 (retry 0), socket_id 0x86A5CB70

    001113: 2 August 22:19:53.044: TFTP: ACK received for block 2, socket_id 0x86A5CB70

    001114: 2 August 22:19:53.048: TFTP: finished flash:/phones/7931/term31.default.loads, 00:00:00 time process 160

    001115: 2 August 22:22:01.788: % LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/1/1, changed state down

    Try to restore to 8.5.2 or 8.4.4.

  • Activate windows 8 after factory reset

    Recently, I bought an SSD to speed up my computer. I used a program to extract the product code and backed up my files. Then did a factory reset on windows 8 and transferred all the data of my SSD, when windows asks for the code I entered in the code that I extracted with the program, which did not work, because, I think because I installed windows media Center on my PC. I bought windows 8 with the 'Windows anytime upgrade offer' a year ago, I previously ran windows 7 Professional, now win 8 pro. the code given with my PC did not work as well. activation of the phone did not work too well, so what to do next?

    Hi Zedek,

    What is the accurate and complete error message you get?

    I suggest you try the steps from the link upwards depending on the error code.

    Get help with activation errors

    http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows-8/activation-errors

    Come back and let us know the State of the question, I'll be happy to help you. We, at tender Microsoft to excellence.

  • 23 all-in-One Pavilion: a Factory Reset also renews the recovery Partition?

    I just did a Factory reset on my 23 all-in-One Pavilion. Previously, in the past, I had inadvertently erased the recovery disc. Fortunately, as I just discovered in the rebuilding process, I did a flash backup restore.

    (1) now that I have to order, updated to 8.1 has done that also recover this recovery on the hard disk drive.

    (2) the last time I did the flash recovery he had only windows 8. Now that I have 8.1 on that I should make a new flash with window 8.1 on this recovery?

    I know that last time I did restore flash he reported that it was a matter of time. Could not do another restore backup discs or Flash after this one. So I suspect that if the recovery disc has not been restored too it does not allow me to make a new key USB recovery stick?

    Thank you!  Jack {":-Dx}

    I ALWAYS KUDO AND MARKED RESOLVED. It is THE RIGHT THING to DO... doncha know. «  :-D
    Find thumbs upward, then click on to a KUDO
    Look to the right and see the OPTIONS to mark ACCEPT as a SOLUTION. Thank you!

    I think I found the answer elsewhere here. Here, it is cut and pasted the answer is in the first sentence!  Jack {":-Dx}

  • HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC: Can't activate Windows 8 Pro after a factory reset (hard drive reformatted).

    Hello:

    I had to make a drastic clean the C drive of my ENVY 17 laptop and did a Factory Reset. I was able to reload Windows 8 Pro to my USB stick recovery.

    However, Windows 8 Pro cannot be reactivated indicating that the product key is invalid or blocked. I understand that this is due to having the OS completely cleaned and formatted drive.

    My questions are:

    1. Will be the HP (which is available on order) recovery disks be able to help solve the situation described above?
    2. It will allow me to reactivate my Windows 8 Pro?
    3. Will the recovery be HP discs/media contain or are marked with the correct Windows product key?

    Thank you

    Rico.

    Solved! HP technical support took care of me Thank you so much.

  • Stuck after factory reset

    Hi - I had a problem with my Yoga 2 tablet because I ran out of space of storage due to being "Misc" full, so as suggested elsewhere here I did a factory reset. On back on I'm stuck in the language and time zone region selection page. I chose English UK and London, Dublin, but I can't move any further. Any advice? I tried to turn and turn it on again...

    SOLVED

  • Laptop HP g6 - 2183sr: Windows hangs at startup; How to do a factory reset?

    Hello

    My laptop HP g6 - 2183sr has its windows crashing each time to the attempt to restart and goes in restarts without end

    How to perform a factory reset? Is there a factory reset at all? or should I order a DVD recovery HP desktop system?

    Any help, please? I tried to use F10 on startup, but it leads to wich BIOS that I don't need. When I try F11 he prays instalation DVD.

    Please, what happens?

    Factory reset is made from F11. If it doesn't work not your recovered files may be damaged. HP support a call to order of the restore media.

    If you live in the United States / CA, coordinated HP here.

Maybe you are looking for