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O.P. Full System Restore
Well lately, my PC has became completely messed up, and I want to do a full system restore, so it restores to the state when I first received the computer, for some reason when I press f10 at the startup, it goes to the whole system restore Compaq thing, and then restarts, I really don't get it, is there anyway for me to completely restore the system, the Windows Folder included ;). Any help would be appreciated seriously, I need this :). Easy or hard...
01-03-2005 01:15 PM
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RE: Full System Restore
System Restore Disk that you might haven been given with your pc?
01-03-2005 01:21 PM
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No, I was never given one... apparently I have to order it from the Compaq site, that sucks, now I have to pay money :dodgy:.
01-03-2005 01:27 PM
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if your using window XP you could do that system restore thing in the control panel?

goto Control Panel make sure its in Category View. click Performance and Mantinence. and the system restore button on the top left of the window. go back to the first restore point made.

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How far do they go back. I thought they only went back 1 year?
01-03-2005 01:55 PM
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?? i dont know i havent had this comp for a year. so i dont know.
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01-03-2005 01:58 PM
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Don't be lazy, just format it.
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he would need a windows cd if he wanted to reformat it, and we dont know if he has one.
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01-03-2005 03:17 PM
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I don't have a windows cd, therefore can't re-format, I have tried system restore, but that doesn't restore and files does it??
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Where did you buy your PC and in what state? If you bought your Compaq in a regular store as new there should have been a restore CD in the box.

I work at a company that sells like 90% HP/Compaq, there must always be a restore CD an operating system CD in the box. If you bought it in a store you could try to contact them and say there wasn't  a restore and operating system CD in the box. Maybe they can send you a copy for free. I believe you need two seperate CD's, one says recovery CD the other one saying Operating Disk. If you bought it second hand or "as-is" then it could be right you didn't get a restore CD.

You either need these Compaq recovery CD's or a normal Windows CD when the Windows build in system restore doesn't help.

If you really can't find a solution, tell me the exact model you have and which OS (xp/2k/home/pro/uk?). We may have the preload CD for it at work, it restores everything to what it was like when you first bought the PC (all other data will be ereased so make backup). Could send it to you if we have it for your model.
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