Laptop Help

disco_kegs · 8th January 2011, 04:26 PM

Have bought a new laptop and transferred all my files to the new laptop and now need to reset the old one back to fatory settings when i bought it so that i can flog it on flea bay. My old laptop has windows 7 on it which was installed when i bought it and i didn't get the windows Cd's so i cant just 'format the fucker' and start again like i have in the past. The earliest restart point is only 2 months ago so i cant do that either. Is there something built into windows 7 that lets you restore it at a click of a button?

Basil Boli · 8th January 2011, 04:27 PM

I dinnet even nar why I read these computer threads. I haven't got a clue.

Hope this helps anyway mate

Wilfy · 8th January 2011, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basil Boli

I dinnet even nar why I read these computer threads. I haven't got a clue.

Hope this helps anyway mate

Ya a reet twat.

Basil Boli · 8th January 2011, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wilfy

Ya a reet twat.

You're nee help either

Wilfy · 8th January 2011, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basil Boli

You're nee help either

Have just done a bit research.

This may help.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question...=1006032312224

gregthomas02 · 8th January 2011, 04:54 PM

1, Go to Control Panel>Program and Features and remove all unwanted software.
2, Go to Control Panel>User Accounts and create an account e.g. call it Laptop
3, Log off then login to Laptop account.
4, Go to Control Panel>User Account and delete all previous accounts.
5, If you think you still have pics, videos and audio on the Laptop then go to My Computer then C: , in the top right corner you'll see a search bar. Type the following into the search bar:

Type: mpg, mpeg, avi, mov, jpeg, jpg, bmp, mp3

Then hit enter, this'll do a search on the C: drive for the above file types, if you see anything you want rid of then delete it

DJ_Bristol · 8th January 2011, 05:10 PM

What make laptop is it?
Normally the harddrive has a hidden drive which contains the windows files needed to restore back to the beginning. I've got a Packard Bell, and when you turn it on, I keep tapping F10 then I get a hidden menu screen, this then wipes out everything and puts the laptop back to when I got it. Different manufacturers may have different key combinations though.

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Originally Posted by gregthomas02

1, Go to Control Panel>Program and Features and remove all unwanted software.
2, Go to Control Panel>User Accounts and create an account e.g. call it Laptop
3, Log off then login to Laptop account.
4, Go to Control Panel>User Account and delete all previous accounts.
5, If you think you still have pics, videos and audio on the Laptop then go to My Computer then C: , in the top right corner you'll see a search bar. Type the following into the search bar:

Type: mpg, mpeg, avi, mov, jpeg, jpg, bmp, mp3

Then hit enter, this'll do a search on the C: drive for the above file types, if you see anything you want rid of then delete it

If you go down this route, remember than anything you delete can easily be undeleted... so if you do this, afterwards make sure you install Eraser (http://eraser.heidi.ie/index.php) and run it so that it properly erases all the blank space you have remaining.

disco_kegs · 9th January 2011, 03:46 PM

Cheers for all the replys deleted all my files off as suggested then whilst fannying on with it found something in control panel that did a destructive restore which i believe formatted and reinstalled windows from the hidden partition as some one also mentioned. its gannin on ebay at 7 tonight.