Re-Format Me Please :)

[JimoVTR]

Im in need of re-formatting my PC back to factory....

I have Vista Home
I dont have the disk.... I did not receive it when i bought the computer....


How do i do this?

[markwillows]

a lot of machines come with an option to create a recovery disc within the start menu - programs. What PC is it you have?

[Mochachino]

Im in need of re-formatting my PC back to factory....

I have Vista Home
I dont have the disk.... I did not receive it when i bought the computer....


How do i do this?

If you bought the computer new then phone the support line and say u need to install the operating system again and ask for the CD. Thats what i did n they sent me 2 lots of them :y:

[Kelly]

Umm I had this with my old laptop. If you press F10 at start up when it's going through all the black and white screens then it will take you to the re-start bit

[JimoVTR]

a lot of machines come with an option to create a recovery disc within the start menu - programs. What PC is it you have?

A packard bell one....

[markwillows]

Kelly is right.. I'm sure this is the same with packard bell.. there is a system recovery or something along those lines which formats the computer and puts it back to original. Restart the machine and check what comes up .. It flashes on and off the screen quickly though

[chinkostu]

Should be as mark said, they'll have the images stored on a random partition on your drive, so all it does is copy it over and bobs your uncle!

[VTEC-Saxo]

Had to do mine a few times mate press F10 or f12 i think it is on startup, and it will come up with a recovery menu, will give you the options to do a destructive reinstall wich will delete everything, or yo can do one that will start from new, bu stilll keep music games pictures ect

[AshC]

Dont phone them for one though, I had a packard bell and they said I had to pay £60 for one because I didnt back it up...

[Predator_R32]

as said f10 when starting up your computer, hold it in iirc

recovery disc you have to make with it being vista

[shawy]

try getting on to packard bell web site and put your model number in then make yourself a backup disk on disk or floppie disk or failing that get a copy of xp pro and put that in
www.packard bell.co.uk