How do you reset a computer to default stock settings

[Atticus]

how do you remove all of my personal crap and have it back to the way it was when i first got it i dont have the disks is there another way? i have a Dell, it's windows XP media addition

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[General Nick]

alt f4

[Atticus]

:|

[Ronin]

Get out.

[Otis Da HousKat]

What do you mean by reset?

Are you talking about reinstalling your OS? You need the disc or you can download a copy if you lost it. You have a key so you don't have to worry about cracked validation bullstuff.


DO you want to reinstall the OS or return it to how Dell gave it to you? I don't think you want stuff loads of bloatware.

[Muffinmix]

Just delete everything, problem solved!

[Atticus]

return it to how Dell gave it to you would be nice i've got a bitch load of viruses and i've failed to remove them i could care less on "Bloatware"

[Otis Da HousKat]

return it to how Dell gave it to you would be nice i've got a bitch load of viruses and i've failed to remove them i could care less on "Bloatware"

You'll need your XP disc to reinstall and formatl the hard drive.

[Atticus]

i've done it with out the disk before by hitting some key on start up i've just forgotten how :(

[Atticus]

i want to reformat my hardrive D:

[Otis Da HousKat]

i want to reformat my hardrive D:

THEN YOU NEED THE DISC TO REINSTALL.

[TheWorm]

You're .PSDs aren't infected, are they? :(

[Atticus]

they're archived.

[TheWorm]

they're archived.

Hoorah

[Packer]

On system boot you press like F10 or something and system recovery pops up, it just resets the computer to factory settings, which is just after Windows Was installed. I use it when ever I HAVE to save my computer from uber viruses.