How do I reboot my computer and start frest as though it was a new computer

amrdoherty · #1 Apr 11, 2007, 06:06 AM

My computer is very slow I want to reboot it from the start

TheSavage · Apr 11, 2007, 06:19 AM

assuming you mean restore the computer to its out of box as you got it state, back up everything you want to save to a different drive or cd`s / put the windows cd in the cd reader / reboot and follow the instructions for a new install of windows.

note --alot of times a slow pc is due to lack of maintenance, I would recommend you try these instructions first if you have been slack in this area -- it might resolve the issues for you. -- Savage

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snowflake22 · Aug 23, 2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottGem

Reboot means to power the PC off and back on again. So that's not what you want.

Did your PC come with Recovery disks or does it have a recovery partition? If so, that would be the best thing to do. Use the Recovery feature to restore it to factory settings. This will wipe out any data and programs you have saved, so you might want to save the data to CD first. And make sure you have the install disk.files for all the other software.

The first time I heard of a computer that come with no recovery disks and had the info that would be on disks right on the computer was when my roomate bought a computer in Nov 2005. Lets say a computer crashes and needs to be reloaded again like it was when the computer was bought. How can having no recovery disks, but rather a recovery partition work to restore the computer? If a computer needs to be reloaded again than wouldn't the recovery partition also have problems with it. If I am wrong it's ok. What is install disk.files? If one only have the recory partition than would they not have the disk.files you are talking about.

wtfury · Aug 23, 2007, 04:26 PM

If your computer came with no recovery disks, then you should be able to make them. Provided you can burn your own cd's. This is usually the option given on new pcs.
My laptop came without any recovery disks either but I've since burned mine onto cd's. Took four cd's in all.
You can look in the Help and Support section on your pc for info on how to make your recovery cds and how to restore your computer to factory specs without them. The recovery partition is separted from the Windows partition so you can do this. Provided you are running Windows XP. When you are running Windows XP the recovery partition is separate. Loading programs onto you pc does not affect that partition. Unless it's a virus of some sort.
By the way, what type of pc do you have, and what version of windows are you running on it? When was the last time you did a scandisk and a defrag on it? This is regular maintenance that should be done. Before running a Scandisk or a Defrag, remove the programs you no longer use or want. Takes awhile to do this but it does help with slow pc's. Hope it helps.

umarthecyrus · Aug 23, 2007, 06:15 PM

assuming you mean restore the computer to its out of box as you got it state, back up everything you want to save to a different drive or cd`s / put the windows cd in the cd reader / reboot and follow the instructions for a new install of windows.

snowflake22 · Aug 24, 2007, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by wtfury

If your computer came with no recovery disks, then you should be able to make them. Provided you can burn your own cd's. This is usually the option given on new pcs.
My laptop came without any recovery disks either but I've since burned mine onto cd's. Took four cd's in all.
You can look in the Help and Support section on your pc for info on how to make your recovery cds and how to restore your computer to factory specs without them. The recovery partition is separted from the Windows partition so you can do this. Provided you are running Windows XP. When you are running Windows XP the recovery partition is separate. Loading programs onto you pc does not affect that partition. Unless it's a virus of some sort.
By the way, what type of pc do you have, and what version of windows are you running on it? When was the last time you did a scandisk and a defrag on it? This is regular maintenance that should be done. Before running a Scandisk or a Defrag, remove the programs you no longer use or want. Takes awhile to do this but it does help with slow pc's. Hope it helps.

Where does one find the recovery partition for a computer? How did you know where to start off for the next CD you used to burn what is in the recovery partition? Where is the help and support section of a computer located?

snowflake22 · Aug 24, 2007, 07:09 AM

Is the drive list located in My Computer. If so I see a drive that says D. Is D drive the partiton recovery drive or the partition drive could be labled a different letter depending on what computer you are using that has a partition drive.
What I was trying to ask is how does one know how much of the partition info will fit on one CD or DVD before a new one is needed?



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