Recover PC Software to Original Factory Condition - Know Your PC Episode 18

[RobotronZone]

I have an HP tower , hp splash screen says hit F10 to start system recovery, Problem is F10 doesn't work. The original OS was written over and the recovery partition IS still there its just that I have no way to access it/start it. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

[sy19801997]

PLEASE HELP----->>>I have a compaq presario cq62 I did my copy of repair disc windows 7 64 bit and a recovery d copy on 4 dvd. After that I did evrerything you said a Recover PC Software to Original Factory Condition really work exacly hw you saing but went i went to my panel control PROGRAMS AND FEAUTURES I thought that would came back like Factory Condition but no. How can I have my computer with the original programs taken out the one what by the time I have add.... THANK YOU

[xXKillaBoiXx]

id wreck that chick

[KarlNuevo16]

helloooooo im right here.. who are they looking at?

[rolotugnutt]

Sad but that broad got me horny....perhaps it was the shirt.

[mizzchoc10]

HI, I got a quick question. Everytime im surfing on the internet and it freezes on me (not responding). When i make it respond my youtube doesnt work at all. it just freezes on me. The way to make it work again is if I restore my systems. I cant be doing that all the time..is there a solution?

[howto4u]

You won't lose your OS if you use the HP Recovery partition method shown in the video. It's not a full disk "reformat", it just copies the original factory image (including the OS) from the D: partition over onto the C: drive that you use, so that you can start over like it was when you first bought your computer. But make sure you back up your personal data, because that will all be wiped out, plus you will need to reinstall any applications you loaded after you bought the PC.

[lequinhotso]

Hi! I believe you can help me a lot here. I bought my HP with Vista two years ago and now I want to restore it to it's factory settings. My main concern is: at the time I didn't create the recovery discs, and when I told people I was hoping to format my computer they told me I would lose my original Vista OS. Using HP Recovery Manager the way you did, is it necessary to have those self-created Recovery Disc or a Windows Vista CD (although it didn't come with the computer)? Thanks in advance!

[zinadork]

If I create the disk, can I get rid of the recovery partitions? I have 4 partitions on my system out of the box, but I have want to install ubuntu on my system which requires additional partitions. Please advise. I did burn the 5 recovery disk and my files are backed up in the cloud.

[Hetti0413]

MS Windows 7 is available to download on:

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[chrissymck23]

BEST VIDEO FOR THIS, OUT OF THE WHOLE OF YOUTUBE!!

[coffeeattack]

Backup files is not too hard. How would I backup my adobe programs and other expensive software that was bought as downloads

[Jailipod]

thanks this helped

[DrunkilyUnsober]

if i do this restore, will i still keep windows vista, and will i have to reinstall mcafee?

[TOMMY95215]

@DrunkilyUnsober Yes it will keep vista, unless if you had xp before and installed vista on it via disc. mcaffe should give you a backup key so if u delete mcaffe u reinstall it and use tht product key

[babyfaceassassin21]

they said dont do recovery restore without doing backup. how can i backup my files if i cant use it in the first place????

[mes200]

@ TouchSmart is this destructive recovery or non destructive?

[KennyMccormikx69x]

Hi

I did everything you sayed.. But still nothing:( when i am on the recovery manager i click on no at program recovery , no at driver recovery , no at microsoft system restore , YES at recover to original factory conditions.. Then my Computer shut down and a Blue screen appears all I see is my mouse pointer no Recovery Manager window after shutting it down... NOTHING .PLEASE HELP !!!!!

[Tahsin4rockU]

I'm not finding pc help and tools option on my HP dv4.. Please suggest me what can I do?

[Midnightjustice]

s'all good. Thanks. Great job, you two.

[TheKRNG]

i consistantly press F11 like a fag but it keeps taking me my desktop ...

[knowyourpc]

Do you have an HP desktop? If it's not, it may be a different method to get to recovery. If it's an older HP desktop, try the F10 key instead.

[SolelyGuitar]

what if you don't have recovery manager?

[shaheel12343]

my pc say windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing or corrupt how do i fix it coz my dad is really pissed off i need help

[METALLICCA]

what.. if the Fuckn F11 key doesn't work..

[Kakorot4]

Does this System Recovery delete all files from the other partitions of the hard disc other than the C:\ drive??

[knowyourpc]

Yes, for the Win7 version of TouchSmart, if you created your own partitions, full system recovery will wipe them out (the Vista versions behave a little differently). Back up your stuff.

[ohg78]

very helpful. thank you

[solo0nine]

i downloaded Avg virus protection but it will not work It keeps saying error everytime i do an update and i tried to delete it fully from my laptop but it wont let me Anyone know how to do that?

[Jabriel86]

Plz help me i cant find any recovery point in my Pc...therefor i cant recover my pc...can somebody help??plz im desperate..

[knowyourpc]

If you don't have an HP you may not have it. Maybe you got CDs with your computer that would have recovery. Or try Windows System Restore, see the other howto4u video on how to do that.

[Volkkanik]

Does this partition have a failsafe as in if it was ever modified it can't be accessed in order to stop viruses from coming back when you do the system reinstallilling process? Because nothing is worst than doing a system restore and then the process goes wrong so any information over my. Matter is appreciated

[zakiachi]

hi is it work for my laptop...and after sysytem recovery i will get my software backlike office..or i have to installed it again...

[munnabd1]

My laptop is HP Pavilion zt1145. I bought it in 2002. I need to reformat it . How to do it. I have 3 recovery disks, but it is not working pls help me.

[shadowdraqon]

should i resort to this method shown in the video? I recently got a BSOD(blue screen of death) and my computer is much slower than normal(it is only 1 year old) They say it is a last resort but theres nothing else i can do about it. Please help me

[TouchSmart]

post your issue on hp's support forum, I sent you the url offline

[TheCrazy135]

@TouchSmart please i need help if I've already upgrade my ram from 2gb to 3gb is it fine to recover or is it bad

[MegaCrossFusions]

THANKS SOOOO MUCH!

[xH0PK1NSx]

omg this helped me so much thank god i had a trojanvodo and its gone!!!!=)

[rutgersfan14]

Does anyone know if this works with windows xp media center edition? I have the recovery partition...so wouldnt it work?

[howto4u]

If it's and HP or Compaq PC it should work -- the Recovery Manager UI might be a little different, but just follow the wizard prompts or go to advanced settings

[retteretter]

So in the advanced options when you hit F11 is there an option to do the system recovery via a cd instead of factory image?

[howto4u]

I think to launch recovery from the Recovery CD (that you would have made or gotten from HP), just insert the CD, then reboot the PC and the recovery should launch automatically from the CD.

[rrabg5]

Brilliant advice I just did a recovery in my HDX16t TY HP

[funnypanda97]

i want my computer to run faster. i have a ton of software like adobe and on, but its on my other work computer so it dont matter.will this improve my computers speed

[SammyBoyATP]

I have the TouchSmart IQ505. This will bring it back to the way I bought it? My factory image is 1.5 GB.

[FRIZZBI07]

if your computer has become alot slower will this help?

[chadheck96]

It depends how much Hard Drive space you have, and how old your computer is.