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Windows Forum / Windows XP / General Topics 1 / May 2008how to restore comp to factory setting
i thought u press f12 when u turn on the computer and it loads the restore screen. but that is not working for me. and i don't have the disk. so what am i doing wrong? i have a hp pavilion, windows xp, thanx Try pressing F8 on statup then select "last known good configuration" or words to that efect. >i thought u press f12 when u turn on the computer and it loads the restore > screen. but that is not working for me. and i don't have the disk. so > what > am i doing wrong? i have a hp pavilion, windows xp, thanx > i thought u press f12 when u turn on the computer and it loads the restore > screen. but that is not working for me. and i don't have the disk. so what > am i doing wrong? i have a hp pavilion, windows xp, thanx My HP Pavilion didn't come with much documentation, but there was information on how to restore to original factory setting. See the PC Troubleshooting Guide that came with your machine. If you don't have the guide, you should be able to obtain a PDF copy at HP's support site. I don't see any mention of pressing F12 to bring up the restore screen in my HP Troubleshooting Guide. Bill >i thought u press f12 when u turn on the computer and it loads the restore >screen. but that is not working for me. and i don't have the disk. so what >am i doing wrong? i have a hp pavilion, windows xp, thanx This has NOTHING to do with the OS. If you need to figure out how to do it, then read the documentation that came with the system or contact the manufacturer of the computer. In other words... Ask elsewhere > On Thu, 22 May 2008 19:41:00 -0700, Angela > This has NOTHING to do with the OS. If you need to figure out how to > do it, then read the documentation that came with the system or > contact the manufacturer of the computer. In other words... > > Ask elsewhere You're a little late, OldDuke. And I thought my answer was more specific, although it essentially said the same thing as your second sentence. Bill Hello Angela, Hewlette-Packard nnormally puts an image that is used for restoration either on a hidden partition or the 'D' drive. If you used a pardtition manager that removed the partition containing the restore image, then pressing the {F12} key will not restore your hard disk. If the partition is there, then quite possibly you are not pressing the {F12} key fast enough. On my HP dv8100cto, I have to press the {F12} within 3 seconds of powering on the computer for the keystroke to be recognized by the BIOS. If the partition has been destroyed, you will need to contact Hewlette-Packard. The version of Windows on your computer is referred to as an OEM version of the operating system and is the responsibility of the OEM (original equipment manufacturer). Microsoft will NOT assist you in this matter! as I recall the last time I had to get such an image from HP, they charged about $10.00 which is just a shipping and administrative fee.  SignatureSincerely, C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T CSD Computer Services Please excuse the TEMPORARY web site Web site: http://csdcs.itgo.com/ E-mail: cjoseph@csdcs.itgo.com >Sincerely, >C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T > >CSD Computer Services Surely a Ph.D can learn to quote what is being replied to. >>Sincerely, >>C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T >> >>CSD Computer Services > >Surely a Ph.D can learn to quote what is being replied to. Actually, you will have to complain to XanaNews. Sometimes it grabs the quote sometimes it doesn't (I do have it set to ALWAYS grab the whole quote). I don't tend to notice since I am not reading the previous article as I am typing the response. And no I do not want to drop XanaNews because of one little quirk. For me it is the best 'portable' news reader with filtering out there. SignatureSincerely, C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T CSD Computer Services Web site: http://csdcs.itgo.com/ E-mail: cjoseph@csdcs.itgo.com >> Surely a Ph.D can learn to quote what is being replied to. I've got Thunderbird set to thread messages, so the presence or lack of the original post never bothers me -- in fact, with multiple replies the messages sometimes become ridiculously long. Bill >>> Surely a Ph.D can learn to quote what is being replied to. > >I've got Thunderbird set to thread messages, so the presence or lack of >the original post never bothers me -- in fact, with multiple replies the >messages sometimes become ridiculously long. I've got my reader set to purge articles I've read when collecting new ones. I either have to re-collect to get older ones, or go to Google Groups to see what's going on. (SNIP) > Sincerely, > C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Web site: http://csdcs.itgo.com/ > E-mail: cjoseph@csdcs.itgo.com C.Joseph... Since the thread has obviously gone OT, I trust the OP won't mind this add'l tangent. (I trust he or she has rec'd sufficient responses to resolve his/her problem). Having the opportunity of communicating with you through this source, I wanted to again discuss with you the ExpressCard topic we had previously discussed a few weeks ago. To refresh your memory... As you may recall we were interested in using the ExpressCard/34 device (in a laptop/notebook setting of course) equipped with an eSATA port specifically with the view of using that device to provide boot capability with a SATA HDD (containing a potentially bootable copy of the XP OS) in a SATA external enclosure having SATA-to-SATA connectivity. (Our extensive experience with the older CardBus device equipped with a SATA or eSATA port convinced us that this device would not provide SATA boot capability) I recall you had indicated that you were routinely able to boot to an external SATA HDD connected through an Addonics ExpressCard/34. Do I have that right? We've been experimenting with a variety of ExpressCard/34 devices and we have not been able to achieve that boot capability. We've used four different cards - two different "no-name" generic types, a Vantec, and a Syba. While we experienced no significant problems re data transfer rates or connectivity issues with these devices, the boot capability has eluded us. I might add we used a number of different makes & models of laptops/notebooks in the process. You will note, of course, that we didn't use the Addonics model you had mentioned. So... 1. Did I correctly understand you in that you were able to boot to an externally-connected SATA HDD through the Addonics ExpressCard? And do so reliably in the XP OS environment? 2. If so, could you provide me with the Addonics model number? 3. Did you achieve this capability with different makes/models of laptops/notebooks? Could you let me know which ones? 4. Always using the same SATA HDD and external enclosure? Greatly appreciate your response. Anna P.S. If you do respond to my query it might be wise to change the subject-line to "ExpressCard issue". I'll be on the lookout for it. >>Sincerely, >>C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] >If you do respond to my query it might be wise to change the >subject-line to "ExpressCard issue". I'll be on the lookout for it. Hi Anna, I am starting a new thread since there has been some discussion of booting WindowsXP from an external drive anyway. The new article thread will be called; Booting WindowsXP from an external drive (using ExpressCArd) SignatureSincerely, C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T CSD Computer Services Web site: http://csdcs.itgo.com/ E-mail: cjoseph@csdcs.itgo.com |
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