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Hi everyone,
My computer is currently messed up, i want to completely factory reset it, but i want to keep my music files and some word docs. Im going to buy an external hard drive to put these files on. I have got a restore disc which came with the PC, do i need anything else and what is involved in doing this?
Cheers,
Nick
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Posted: 2006-12-13 20:56:44
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no, the other way to do it is get a zip disk drive, but they are slower and hold less, stick with the hard drive
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Posted: 2006-12-13 21:07:52
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will do i think, is the only other thing i need the restore disk? thanks
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Posted: 2006-12-13 21:57:05
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you need the windows operating cd mate....
i will talk to you on msn tomorrow if youre about....
basically you need to boot from that and do a reinstall with formatting... . but save all your stuff first
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Posted: 2006-12-13 23:41:12
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You could just save all your valuable files on a part of your hard drive which you set aside (partition) then reboot windows with the recovery disc and restore your files, and delete the partition. Norton has a program called partition magic which would help
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Posted: 2006-12-14 00:06:27
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so i need an operatering system CD and a recovery disc?
thanks
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Posted: 2006-12-14 18:33:50
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I dont think so, my Sattelite Laptop's recovery cd has the operating system plus all the drivers and out-of-the-box programs.
Try reading the case of your recovery cd to see if it contains the OS.
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Posted: 2006-12-14 18:40:03
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