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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: siby_1 on May 01, 2012, 06:50:40 AM
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i have windows home premium as os,
i want to make my computer just like got from factory
as, its slow and its one year old
so slow,
i put in the win home premium cd in the drive and actually i wanted to format, i don't know what i did
pressed the on button and then pressed f12 as shown on the screen if u wanna boot
and chosen boot from cd as no option i found to do a proper format, as i remember i did on this and the previous acer lap,
where it ask for what u want to do?
quick format
make no changes
and those stuff in a light blue screen,
i totally have forgotten that
so what happened when i did boot from cd, it reinstalled the windows for me, but no use, it didn't made the computer run slow,
i tried with registry easy software and no results achieved
could anyone be able to help me on formatting pls
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Welcome!
Computer Hope is the number one location for free computer help.
The forum will help everyone with all computer questions.
Your slow computer may be due to any of several problems.
A. Mal ware infections such as spyware that monitors your habits.
B. The system has damaged file system
C. Poorly designed software your recently downloaded.
D . The Hard Disk Drive is failing.
There are other thins that can slow a computer down after one year or more. A common problem is a fan that has slowed down.
Do you know how to monitor internal temperatures?
SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer (http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php)
Try the above and see if the temps nae high. If so, you may need to get a replacement fan.
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As Geek has stated your problems with the "slowness" of your computer can be caused by many things.However to answer your specific question here are a couple of links to assist you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyMWz5UEgoI
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-system/how-to-reformat-windows-7/05fea212-0ce4-46d9-9424-61da11012c99
truenorth
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my question is how do i get to the screen to choose what type of format i need to do, i only got f2 and f12 as options by the computer.
hope u understand my question.
i need to make the computer brand new type, i don't need to anything from that, no need of back up, \
i just need everything in that to be erased and should do a cleaanup
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siby_1,
Maybe there is a wrong understanding.
Formatting is the same as restoration.
Did you restore Windows 7 to your computer?
Other than being slow, does nit work?
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siby_1: You need to boot the laptop into the pre-configured recovery partition. To do this: Restart the laptop and after the dell logo appears then disappears press the f8 key repeatedly until you see the "Advanced Boot Options" menu. Then highlight "Repair your computer" and press enter. Click next then it will prompt you to enter the administrator account/password (the first account created when the computer was turned on for the first time). After you enter these click "Dell Factory Image Recovery and DataSafe options", then simply follow the prompts that are provided.
Mike
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i tried the way mike said but
i did get a screen shot telling all these
choose the recovery tool]
startup repair
system restore
system image recovery
windows memory diagonostic
command prompt,
i have seen in some of the youtube videos also this after mike commented
but
i did clicked on system restore and it took some minutes and nothing obvious has happened
i still have everything in my computer as normal
mine is dell inspiron n5030,
can anyone help
i want my computer to go like empty brand new
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siby_1: Did your computer come with a windows 7 disc?
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Here is what I would do: Go find a friend who has the same OS as you, and a disc for Windows 7 Home Premium. Then insert their disc into your computer, restart and boot to the disc. Then go through with the new install up until the point where it asks for your activation key. DON'T use the key on your friends' disc packaging, use the key on the Windows OEM sticker on the bottom of your laptop
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i want to make my computer just like got from factory
The easy way to do that would be to use the restore partition.
Follow the instructions here:
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?&docid=DSN_362066&isLegacy=true#Issue3
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no, it only got the dell drivers in a disc,
windows 7 home premium was already installed in it when i got the computer brand new
my friend also has the dell, he also stated the same thing as you people do,
but i didn't even get any ble screen which normally come when doing a formatting, which erases all in the c drive,
this reinstalling windows didn't have any effect on computer. i wanted it to be in a brand new condition
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hello i just did as JJ3000 said and when i did all it end up in a screen short which i mentioned earlier in my post there is no such thing for restoration ,
i have seen th edell site and did what they said there but in my inspiron what they mentioned id not there, its really *censored*, they specified for inspiron there
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when i did as jj3000 said and mike also
i noticed
my windows 7 is on drive d,
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i have the m5010 and it comes with dell datasafe local backup and should appear on the menu when you press f8
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i did that f8 and the last screenshot was the one i explained. it doesn't contain that thing
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i tried the way mike said but
i did get a screen shot telling all these
choose the recovery tool]
startup repair
system restore
system image recovery
windows memory diagonostic
command prompt,
Choose system image recovery.
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i called in dell, they said as i did an installation which is dead installation and its the reason y the restore factory settings is not available on the lap and they will send me an email with set of instructions to follow to have a complete self installation, on monday