Need to restore PC to Factory Settings....I have no Restore Plus Disc. Help?
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Thread created 12-22-2012 by QuoVadimus
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I have never seen a computer that I couldn't install from an install disc.
Something seems wrong here.
You insert your XP disc, then boot up from it, then what happens next?
Need to restore PC to Factory Settings....I have no Restore Plus Disc. Help?
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You sure the drive is capable of reading dual layer DVDs?
Sidenote: XP is small enough to go on a cd, not sure why a disc with 12x the capacity was used.
Need to restore PC to Factory Settings....I have no Restore Plus Disc. Help?
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The HP Restore package came with two discs. A Restore Plus disc and a copy of Windows XP.
I wanted to install Windows on the new computer (and brand new blank hard drive that is now in it) by...
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Okay so there's a slight mixup in my recall of things. I just booted up the PC with MY copy of Windows and apparently I got this from someone online and it was part of a restore system or whatever. ...
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This is typical for computers that feature a memory card/usb reader on the front of the machine. Those are the "removable" drives and they show as drives but when you click them are empy because they...
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In short, everything is normal here, except for using the wrong discs.
Need to restore PC to Factory Settings....I have no Restore Plus Disc. Help?
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Are you saying you are trying to use an HP restore disk on a Dell? Its not a Windows XP disk?
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fyi, the disc from the HP will not work on the dell =]
just about any dell restore disc should work as dell restore disc check for a dell bios and dont even ask for a the key,
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Okay, update now FROM THAT PC! YAY! *balloons falling from ceiling*
So it turns out the problem wasn't the disc that he had given me (the XP disc), it was the DRIVE. The DVD burner was busted. ...
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You just need to format and reinstall with a regular windows disk. Forget messing around with settings and restore disks unless you have the right ones, which you probably don't.
Did the guy...
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https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/backupcd_form?c=us&DoNotRedirect=y&l=en&s=gen
You can use this form to order your restore disks from dell
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All you need to do is find a Dell branded XP disk in the same flavor as the one your license key (it should be a sticker on the computer somewhere) corresponds to. Dell was good enough to send OEM...
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A full copy of Windows will not have any restore settings, etc. on it. It will allow you to do a full install (clean install) or an upgrade (depending on the version of Windows). You should be able...
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?? What does this mean:confused:
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Good point on both accounts. Reached out to the seller again. hoping I can get this fixed.
Thanks for your help. I'll update this when I hear back from the seller.
Sorry if I wasn't...
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I have a Dell Dimension 5150 Tower that needs a Restore Plus Disc that I do not have. I can't restore it to factory settings on a brand new hard drive because I insert my WIN XP...
