| 2 rach, on Oct 18, 2008 5:57:20 pm BSTHey i want to do the same thing! mine is a compaq presario f500 can anyone help me either??? plz | Hi,
What is your OS ?
"Pour trouver une solution � ses probl�mes, il faut s'en donner la peine." | 4 danbar, on Nov 13, 2008 3:59:34 am GMT1 Turn on the computer.
2 As the computer starts, press <F8> on the keyboard until the Advanced Boot Options menu appears on the screen.
Note:
You must press <F8> before the Windows logo appears on the screen. If you press <F8> after the Windows logo appears on the screen, the Advanced Boot Options menu will not appear on the screen. If you do not see the Advanced Boot Options menu, restart the computer, and then repeat this step until you see the menu on the screen.
3 Press the <Down Arrow> on the keyboard to select Repair Your Computer on the Advanced Boot Options menu, and then press <Enter>.
4 Specify the language settings that you want, and then click Next.
5 Log in as a user who has administrative credentials, and then click OK.
6 Click Dell Factory Image Restore.
7 In the Dell Factory Image Restore window, click Next.
8 Click to select the Yes, reformat hard drive and restore system software to factory condition check box.
9 Click Next.
The computer is restored to the default factory configuration.
10 When the restore operation is completed, click Finish to restart the computer.
The software is now installed as it was when the computer was first received. | 16 julie, on Dec 17, 2008 9:23:16 pm GMTDoes this work on an old dell computer to recover to factory settings? | 17 kenny, on Dec 23, 2008 5:34:38 pm GMTHi if ur computer is after 2004 u will have pc restore option..... keep in touch ... bye |
| 37 bud, on Jan 25, 2009 10:02:23 pm GMTYes it does julie, shut down the computer, turn it back on and when the dell flash screen appears hold "ctrl" and hit f11 and release together. this will bring you to factory reset screen, just follow on screen instructions, but remember all programs ,pics,music..ect. will be gone , so make a back up. you will start with programs as when you first recieved your dell pc. | 55 phatnsexie, on Mar 31, 2009 8:15:59 pm BSTThank u so much i almost thought i was goona have to pay 50 - 100 bucks that i didnt have ur awesome |
| 70 Mindi, on Jul 6, 2009 9:53:45 pm BSTDoes this work for a Gateway laptop as well? I have the operating system disc that came with it...is that the same as a recovery disc? |
| 90 raegan, on Nov 29, 2009 12:04:45 am GMTHey Bud! Question: I have TWO Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptops.
Laptop A: GOOD / working and has a D:RECOVERY partition
Laptop B: DAMAGED (bad hard drive, just bought a new one) and my replacement RECOVERY CD is corrupt (thanks, Dell).
Question: How can I use the D:RECOVERY to boot and reset laptop B to factory settings? I will need to use an external hard drive rather than a CD-ROM drive.
Thanks to anyone who has info on this!
Raegan
raegan001@gmail.com |
| 94 Kassi, on Dec 4, 2009 4:30:37 pm GMTOh my lord Bud! You saved my life. I knew that trick a long time ago for restoring my computer and then I could never figure out how to do it again. Thank you sooomuch! |
| 99 andy, on Dec 26, 2009 4:28:55 pm GMTHow do you restore factory settings for a dell dimension 9100? ive tryed pressing ctrl and f11 and nothings coming up. |
| 109 lukeus, on Jan 17, 2010 12:54:24 am GMTHi bud i have tryed both f8 and the ctrl ff11 but none of them work |
| 115 chris, on Feb 1, 2010 1:21:04 am GMTThanks, this work for my wife's computer and saved us a trip to the computer place which would cost 60 bucks. |
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| 33 ivacone, on Jan 25, 2009 1:56:31 pm GMTDoes this work for any others besides dell |
| 44 kathy, on Feb 12, 2009 2:54:02 am GMTI have a dell inspiron 1501. i tried the F8 thing, but it doesnt give me an option to choose repair computer. Any other ideas? | 66 jade, on Jun 30, 2009 5:48:43 pm BSTI have this same problem, someone please help! |
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| 47 matt019589, on Feb 22, 2009 3:42:00 am GMTI have a Dell Inspiron 1720 and the F8 brings me to the advance boot menu but I hit enter on repair my computer and it doesn't do anything all it does is bring me into Windows again. It never asks me for language settings or anything.
Please get back to me and let me know what I can do next.
Sincerely,
Matthew Roberts |
| 52 rustytinker6969, on Mar 26, 2009 8:40:19 pm GMTDoes this work with a sony vaio laptop too by pressing f8 at start-up ?
thank You |
| 79 lil snakes, on Aug 31, 2009 2:47:18 am BSTHey i tried wat u said bot the problem is i dont have the repair computer thing |
| 83 sunny, on Oct 19, 2009 2:32:21 am BSTHi there
I have tried your way to restore factory settings but in between im geting a msg stating that administrator account has been disabled. Can you please help me in resetting the factory settings my laptop is acer aspire 5630 with vista installed in it. Please try to contact me as im not able to access internet as my laptop is not able to connect ton internet my id is sunnysukhija@live.com. Thanx in advance |
| 87 Anton, on Nov 12, 2009 12:55:34 pm GMTMy sound has stoped working I've tried everything I could...
I've got a HP Pavilion a6525.uk and I've downloaded the sound drives from the HP website I've tried finding devices from the device manager I've restored my computer to factory settings and it still doesn't work!
Would you be able to help?
All advice much appreciated... |
| 91 jorge, on Nov 30, 2009 11:38:30 pm GMTTengo una pregunta en mi pc dell vostro tiene 2 particiones una del recovery de dell y otra del windows
mi pregunta es que si puedo usar la particion del recovery para guardar mis datos porque no tengo donde hacer una copia de ello y mas importante sera que no se borra cuando haga la restauracion de formateo
mi correo es jorge_m200@hotmail.com
ayudame por favor !!!
GRACIAS |
| 96 soccerdownunder, on Dec 10, 2009 9:41:24 pm GMTThanks alot Danbar, this really helped, now i don't have to deal with multiple phone calls and emails to dell and microsoft or even the possibilty of buying a new laptop. Thanks once again |
| 98 SANJU, on Dec 26, 2009 8:44:21 am GMTWill the suggestion for restore for factory setting work for compaq model also? |
| 105 Zoe, on Jan 13, 2010 5:14:36 pm GMTHi Dan i didnt get the option to rebot to factory settings??
Help... |
| 106 Brodie, on Jan 14, 2010 1:05:23 pm GMTI don;t get the restore factory image option |
| 112 Julia, on Jan 29, 2010 3:36:15 am GMTWould this work for a laptop too ? | Each manufacturer has a different procedure and it changed from year to year. We will need to know make and model of your laptop. |
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| 61 Robert, on Jun 3, 2009 4:51:06 am BSTI have a Compaq F500 to i need help to |
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