how to restore factory settings on XP?

[mike35]

how do you restore your computer back to its default erasing all files and everything, cos my computer is so slow, and doesnt work like it used to

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Hello Mike

 

Welcome to FPCH

 

What make and model is your pc, do you know if you have a recovery partition and finally do you have an XP disk (that is if you got one when you got the machine)?

[AdvancedSetup]

By either doing a FACTORY RESTORE or by having a legitimate Windows XP or Vista CD/DVD and the License Key to install it.

 

Depending on what you have for OS and Hardware as Wolfey basically says.

[wardyboyo]

there may just a problem with windows...sit happened an old pc of mine get youe windows cd and do a recovery install..this fixxed my old pc..when i had it it only had 512mb of ram and i did the recovery install and it was running like it had alot more:) Edited October 5, 2008 by wardyboyo

[Dalo Harkin]

so basically you can insert your XP CD and run through the steps of deleting all the info on the drive and then reinstalling windows fresh -

depending on your computer and where you got it - you will have a recovery CD maybe 2 or an XP disk in a case with a serial number on it.

[opensource_archive]

I would back up your files first. And depending on your manufacture and if you created your master CD's/DVD's then I would format your HDD before restore. Also take Hardware setting back to original settings when it left the factory. Like on my machone If i use a different Drive to the original phillips it will produce a DOS error code as the hardware part number doesnt match the number on the CD. Edited October 6, 2008 by opensource_archive