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I need to know how to put the computer back to its factory settings i have a

Windows Vista HP Pavillion Desktop and ive searched for hours trying to

restore factory settings but i cant find it, if you can, can someone tell me

what to look for or something? thx


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Hello Teen who needs help 4 once :| Teen who needs help 4 once,



If you have the recovery disk from HP insert it and reinstall the system

from it. Then it will be the factory default.



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Do you know what the disk would look like by any chance?



"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

You would do best to contact HP support. I have noticed that new HP

computers being supplied with Vista have an entry in BIOS that determines

whether the operator gets to see the F key notices on the boot screens

required for access to HP System Restore and 'Back to factory' settings..



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"Teen who needs help 4 once :|"

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It will say HP recovery disk on it..oh and also it will be round with a

little hole in it :)

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If your Computer has 2 partitions, it means one is meant for resetting the

system to a factory state, this usually means, there is an option to boot

from the BIOS into a recovery environment. If thats not there, check for any

disk came with your computer labeled Windows Vista, Recovery Disk, Operating

System, sometimes its on a Disk 1.

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The HP splash screen displays the various F keys, but to access them, there

is a setting in BIOS which enables them. Needless to say, HP do not supply a

manual which might have informed the user.. :-)



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"Needless to say, HP do not supply a

manual which might have informed the user.."



How user friendly. :)

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My guess is that HP are trying to cut down on the service calls where it is

claimed that 'the family dog accidentally pressed F12 and now all of the

pictures and music have disappeared'



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Teen who needs help 4 once :| wrote:



Simply follow the Recovery or Restoration instructions provided by the

manufacturer, either in the manual that accompanied the computer, or

from the manufacturer's web site..





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"VRG Scotty" <vrg-scotty@vistareadygames.com>wrote in message

There are instructions in the manual, but then who reads the manual.



Also, if you press F10 during the first part of the startup, it directs you to a restore partition

where you can do the same thing.





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