Factory settings?... - Saxperience

kristel10589 · 23rd January 2008, 12:05

Right my laptop only works in safe mode. On the normal startup it just freezes and i can't do anything. I've saved all my important stuff on it onto disks so now i really want to wipe the thing back to factory settings but i still need windows xp installed because i haven't got the disk to re-install it. Just wandering if anybody knows how i can do this?

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Noddy · 23rd January 2008, 12:12

Did the laptop come with a recovery CD of any sort? If so whack that in there...

kristel10589 · 23rd January 2008, 12:46

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Originally Posted by Noddy

Did the laptop come with a recovery CD of any sort? If so whack that in there...

Yep... but i've lost it

betty02 · 23rd January 2008, 13:14

Press F8 and then Last Known Good Configuration fi it works in SM should work fine once done thath!

kristel10589 · 23rd January 2008, 13:15

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Originally Posted by betty02

Press F8 and then Last Known Good Configuration fi it works in SM should work fine once done thath!

Thanks

Will go and try that now

betty02 · 23rd January 2008, 13:18

No problemo let know know yo!

kristel10589 · 23rd January 2008, 20:20

Rite I can actually use the computer now but i can't do a lot of things like connecting to the internet. I've un-installed and reinstalled it but i still can't get it to work. When i log on i'm also getting quite a lot of error messages too

Still want to wipe the system tho and get it back to factory settings. Has anybody ever use software like this?.... http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...ory_oid=-27703

Mochachino · 23rd January 2008, 20:29

by the look of that, you will still have to reinstall your OS to it. So your no better off.

ok just had a little read on the developers sit, and looks like you can get away with it, but it wont fix your problem, just permanently delets files, like bank statments, for when you sell the computer etc.
http://www.iolo.com/ds/3/

kristel10589 · 23rd January 2008, 20:32

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Originally Posted by db_sax

by the look of that, you will still have to reinstall your OS to it. So your no better off.

Shitey laptop. It's doin my head in lol

OK i'll see if i can get a xp disk from work

Keefo · 23rd January 2008, 20:50

just *Find* one online.

just use it to reinstall then bin it lol

gd16 · 23rd January 2008, 21:10

Did you install new software/hardware just prior to it booting into Safe Mode? Can you remember what caused it to go into Safe Mode?

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Rite I can actually use the computer now but i can't do a lot of things like connecting to the internet. I've un-installed and reinstalled it but i still can't get it to work. When i log on i'm also getting quite a lot of error messages too

Uninstalled and reinstalled what?
What kind of error messages?

If you format your machine, you will need either a system restore disc (although you say you've lost yours) or an OS CD of some kind. Insert, format hard drive - installed OS and then install everything else you need

MRTECHSYSTEMS · 23rd January 2008, 21:35

Right press F8 go into safe mode

Right Click on My Computer goto manage

On left hand side there is Event Viewer expand it with the little plus sign

You sould see Application Security System

Click on Application see how many red cirtical errors there is and post in forum will try to help

Do the same with System as well

Also unplug any Usb Pens scanners or printers when booting up aswell

Also have you plugged any new hardware in to the laptop that might have corrupted

Have you tried a system restore to when it was working

To activate a restore

Start

Run

in the run box type restore press enter

Mr Tech pm if you like or keep posting

:-)

Jackman · 23rd January 2008, 21:40

have you got the discs for all the driver?

cos will you not lose these if you reinstall the pc?

then it definatly aint gona work!

betty02 · 24th January 2008, 09:26

Best bet fook software of, fuck system restall, back up all your music, make sure you have disk or atleast software u can aquire for all the things installed, and just reinstall XP, if tis a genuine disk, you can do a repair instead of a re-install which will keep all your drivers and documents!

kristel10589 · 25th January 2008, 14:00

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Originally Posted by MRTECHSYSTEMS

Right press F8 go into safe mode

Right Click on My Computer goto manage

On left hand side there is Event Viewer expand it with the little plus sign

You sould see Application Security System

Click on Application see how many red cirtical errors there is and post in forum will try to help

Do the same with System as well

Also unplug any Usb Pens scanners or printers when booting up aswell

Also have you plugged any new hardware in to the laptop that might have corrupted

Have you tried a system restore to when it was working

To activate a restore

Start

Run

in the run box type restore press enter

Mr Tech pm if you like or keep posting

:-)

I just done that but it didn't work. It came up with this??....

vidal · 25th January 2008, 14:03

Help.

V.

betty02 · 25th January 2008, 14:37

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Originally Posted by betty02

Best bet fook software of, fuck system restall, back up all your music, make sure you have disk or atleast software u can aquire for all the things installed, and just reinstall XP, if tis a genuine disk, you can do a repair instead of a re-install which will keep all your drivers and documents!

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gd16 · 25th January 2008, 17:46

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Originally Posted by kristel10589

I just done that but it didn't work. It came up with this??....

Not logged in as Administrator?

kristel10589 · 25th January 2008, 20:20

UPDATE.....

I can now log in normally without it freezing. I really need to update the anti-virus software but it won't let me connect to the internet...

It just comes up with this.....

Lozza_vtr · 25th January 2008, 23:07

You could try this.

Speedtouch