Yeah, both those methods I mentioned will totally erase "everything"
you've added to the computer since you bought it.
I'm not sure what your original problem is, but if you can still boot
into windows you can still back up your music, documents, etc., before
you reformat. Depending on how much music and data you've got you can
put it on a thumb drive, or external hard drive, or even upload it to a
service like DropBox.
I'm guessing the F1 thing you mentioned uses the manufacturer's disk
image that is stored on a hidden partition of your hard drive. When you
start it by pressing F1 you'll come to some menus asking what you want
to do. Sometimes it will ask if you want to backup your personal data
before you restore it. It will copy your data to a part of your hard
drive that won't be affected by the reformat. Then after the restore it
will copy the data back to where you originally had it. I've seen this
in a few pc's and it worked well. You should be able to safely try the
F1 thing just to see what options you have. It won't do the actual
"deed" without asking you if you are SURE at least a couple times.
Donk
On 8/20/2013 11:12 PM, Cindi Wass wrote:
> OK, I kind of figured that, but thanks for the second opinion. :-) and for
> another second opinion, I guess that would erase all the music I downloaded,
> too. I'm not sure I want to risk that yet. I had cd's that I downloaded that
> I no longer have the discs of. But -- I may have to do that. Oh well. Thanks
> for your response. I also read that I can press F1 as soon as the computer
> turns on, and then do a system restore without a restore disk. I'm pretty
> sure I kept a restore disk but I'll have to go through all my things.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Donk <d.knier...@verizon.net>
> To: A-1-Computer_Tech@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 10:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Once again - how can I go back to default
> settings on my computer?
>
>
>
>
> Sorry, but there isn't a way to go back to a date that's not listed in
> Windows System Restore.
> If you can't fix your problem in the current windows operating system,
> you have 2 options:
>
> 1. If your computer is a major "brand" like Dell, HP, Acer, etc. it
> probably came with a method that will quickly restore it to the way it
> was the day you bought it. But all data and programs you've added since
> you bought it will be erased and have to be re-installed. If you post
> the brand and model we can tell you if it has this ability.
>
> 2. If you have a Windows installation disk, you can reformat the drive
> and install windows from scratch. Again, this will totally erase
> everything on the hard drive. But it also will clean your system of any
> adware, viruses, and accumulated junk. So it'll run great. This method
> can take a while, since you have to install Windows and then download
> and install all the correct drivers.
>
> Donk
>
> On 8/20/2013 11:10 AM, cleanboost2 wrote:
>> Thanks. I tried doing system restore, but it will only allow me a few weeks.
>> How can I go back six months or more and do a restore?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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>
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