Hi, I have an older computer that I am trying to clean up. It is an emachine T2042 and I've had it for about 8 years. Regretfully, I haven't taken very good care of it. For a long time it has been running very slow and install windows continuously pop up.
So, I want to restore it to factory settings. I have done this before on my new computer. However, my new computer runs on Windows XP Media Center. I was wondering if it is possible to restore my old computer, running on Home Edition, back to factory settings? I have tried defragmenting, clearing out files, checking for viruses and spam, and nothing has helped.Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Dell's hardware and drivers tend to be proprietary so, this might not work, as you've had a new motherboard installed. If your Dell System was purchased post 7/14/2004?
Re: Restoring a Sony laptop running windows XP to factory settings Hiiiiiiii to restore the computer you need to restart the computer and When the SONY splash screen appears during the computer startup process, press and hold and then press. Oddly enough, I’ve been asked by many people recently how they can restore their computers to “factory settings”. Depending on how you look at it and version of Windows you are running, factory settings can mean several things. For me, factory settings means getting the computer back to the state when you first bought it.
At the Biostar splash screen hit and hold the Ctrl key, then hit the F11 key once, releasing both the Ctrl + F11 keys simultaneously. If everything is still good, you should get the PC Restore utility by Symantec. This will restore your system to the factory 'out-of the-box' state. If it doesn't work then the utility has been deleted or corrupted by the motherboard replacement and will not work.Good Luck!
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