Amy Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 how do i set everything back to the factory settings without a disk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Hello again Amy... ;) Is there anything to use as an alternative to a disc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Hello again Amy... ;) Is there anything to use as an alternative to a disc?what do you mean?i want to do this because there is so much stuff on the computer(its finally in my room) when i do the virus scanner and stuff it scans documents from a user name that dosent even exsist anymore its annoying.i have no type of disk for the computer because it was given to us.any advice on how to make my computer the best it can be would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 ok nevermind i found all the computer information and im about to do it.so this new windows 7 how is it? if its good is it possible to get it on my computer thats old and still has XP? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Are you sure the user folders are still there or not? They could be. To check go to:My Computer -> C -> Users, and their corresponding folder should be in there.To be honest with you, I'm not sure unless you're using it as a Slave as the only method I knew of, I found out from Boris I think, it can't be done when the drive's in use. The only other thing I could recommend is that you manually go through everything and delete what you don't want.Control Panel -. Add/Remove ProgramsDelete users from User Settings options in Control Panel too. Deleting their account will give you a choice to also delete their files and folders or move them on to another account. Delete what you don't want from them.Go through the most used folders and delete everything from them. Most used folders - My Documents, My Music, My Pictures, Recycle Bin, etc.Another thing; sometimes when you permanently delete software, their program files folder will stay put in program files. Change this by deleting the folders to the programs that you've deleted. And, defragging, cleaning the disc, scanning it, and every other scan + clean method you can think of. But this would take a whole day, maybe more - depending on the size of the hard drive ofcourse. Sorry I can't help much. But someone here should be able to a bit better though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 i know it weird,the name was deleted a while ago!but im about to do the restore because i found everything i need lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Oh yeah. Forgot about that one. :lol: I think System Restore deletes some restore points each time a new one is made to make room for the newer ones, so don't expect to go back too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 no the one that restores it back to factory settings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Do Windows systems have that? I never knew! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 yea!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Good luck. :)By the way. Did you get the list of all the software people on here recommended? I think I was supposed to add another one but am not sure if I did or not.Just incase I didn't, another good program is Secunia PSI. It scans all of the programs/software you have installed on your PC and checks if they're out-of-date (in need of updates), and Secunia PSI will give you a link to the official website where you can download the necessary updates from.Secunia PSI Download Pageand also, Pat posts updates in the updates section for this very program. I think they're Pat's posts anyway. EDIT:- Checked: Yup. They're Pats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Hi Amy!What computer (make & model) is it? Some computer manufacturers put a setup / reset partition on the disk, and you can completely reset your computer to its initial settings if you have such a partition. If not, then the only way to reinstall Windows is to buy a disk.Windows 7 is not yet released; what can be downloaded is the first beta test version, but it should be used for testing only, and it will expire on August 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 i did reset it completely and its working good now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Good, good. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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