Run the xp recovery cd and number 3 says no user image found and number 4 says no factory image found. I can't reboot my computer and start from scratch and have no idea on what to do lol, I did look all over the internet but didn't find any info.
View 7 Replieshi folks, my problem is this, one of my home pcs a packard bell 1.5 p4 shows as having an invalid product key and wont let me update "ok" and when i try to install a fresh xp on top of it(legal) it will only get so far and then i get a stop screen come up and i have to shut it down and reopen using the allready installed xp, i dont have a recovery disc to return it to factory settings which leaves me stuck on the dodgy xp. My ? is this, is there some way i can enter the key without installing a fresh xp and if not how do i get past the stop screen and install. Any help and suggestions/advice will be greatly appreciated and i will supply any further info that may be necessary.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI am preparing my computer for doing a full pc recovery process. I have had viruses and spyware in the past and still continuing windows errors. I want to wipe my hard drive and recover my pc back to factory HP state. I do not have any recovery discs for it. The recovery disc creator does not work and my laptop has been discontinued and they don't offer any support for it. So I will be using the recovery console partition HP has put on the computer. All of my important data is backed up to an external hard drive. Is this risky at all? Could the process error at all? I don't know if the partition could have been tampered with from all the malware and cleanups I have done to the computer. I am a little worried if something happens,
View 1 Replies View RelatedMy sony vaio came with a recovery option basically its a small partition on my drive that i can access if i press f7 before i boot.it basically restores my PC to "factory Settings" as if were right out of the store with all drivers and preinstaled software.i want to make a similar disc for my desktop. i want to have it on a disc though and not a partition. dont care if its dvd or cdr .anyone know of a 'how to guide'
View 8 Replies View RelatedI have an XP boot disc that I created when installing a while back. Part of what is on this, is an image recovery piece. Trouble is, it would not read the image I had, apparently did not support the file that I had.What type of file will Windows read and restore.What software will create the file I need
View 8 Replies View RelatedIt all started when I was busy typing out an essay I heard my computer making some weird noise. It's the sort of noise I hear when my computer turns off completely. I decided after hearing it enough times to turn off my computer then turn it back on after a couple of minutes.Upon turning it on it gave me a black screen saying WINDOWSDRIVERSISAPNP.SYS could not be found and to insert the Windows XP CD and to hit 'r' to access recovery console to repair it, fine. I don't have my Dell's Windows XP Media Centre Edition CD (don't even think I got one back in 05) so I got a friend to give me a pirated XP Music Edition, Pirated XP Media Centre, and I even took my cousins LEGIT Windows XP Edition.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI tried to log on to the internet (dial-up). The dialer panel came up, I hit dial, and it closed. I tried again with the same result. I restarted hoping it woud fix it. It got the the Windows XP loading screen, then went to a light blue screen w/ dark blue bars at the top and bottom (the new bsod) and displayed two messages that said the same thing: autochk program not found - skipping AUTOCHECK After about five seconds the computer reboots and repeats the process.
After the BIOS boot and before the Windows XP load screen, there is a recovery option. I tried this and got into the Gateway System Recovery. It says "Starting Recovery..." with a progress bar and then goes to this BSOD: STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure The registry cannot load the hive (file): SystemRootSystem32ConfigSECURITY or its log or alternate. It is corrupt, absent, or not writable. At this point the screen just stays there and the computer responds to nothing but the power button.
I tried to do a System Recovery today on my Sony laptop. Got 41% completed and had a fatal error. Options given were Ignore, Retry or Abort. Attempted a Retry. Got a fatal error message and everything locked up. I ended up shutting down and when I turned the computer on again it said no operating system found. Where did I screw up?
This is a six year old Sony, XP, AMD 1.0Ghz. Everything was working at the time I tried the System Recovery EXCEPT I was constantly getting low space messages for drive C. I have no files on this drive and very little software. It is a 20G hard drive partioned into two 10G partitions.
We just got a couple new Dell Optiplex 360 w/ XP and we need one to run SP2, not SP3. However, because we didn't update the machine--SP3 came w/the factory install--all the instructions I've found for uninstalling SP3 here and elsewhere don't apply as far as I can tell.1) Add/Remove w/ updates checked shows no service pack updates, SP2 or SP3 2) Windows Update history likewise shows no service pack updates 3) System info shows SP3.
The reason for the back up is the Cannon IR1310 printer attached to the machine locks the computer for 20-30 seconds before each print job. Updating drivers has not helped and we had the same issue with the last machine in that office--we had to back that up to SP2 after installing SP3 for the same reasons. No problems with network printers, just the local one and I think it is a printer-incompatability problem when using SP3.
I need to revert/reformat (not sure of the correct terminology)my windows xp laptop to the factory settings. I do not want to use the CD's.There is a way to do it by pressing "f" something, or control something while the computer is starting up. But I can't find the correct combination of keys to press.I've been searching for the answer to my question for the past half-hour to no avail.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI am trying to create a full HD image of my Dell c800 Laptop using Drive Image 7 (circa 2003) to an USB HD. I have tried twice and received failures about my HD having bad sectors OR locked sectors. I ran check disc with repair and did not find any problems. Re-ran check disc from the boot disc that came with the application and found no problems with the disc. Tried again for a backup and received the same error. I am thinking it is one of the programs I have loaded has a locked sector or one of my processes that loads during boot is the problem?
View 14 Replies View Relatedwhats the best way to replace the native Win XP boot gui screen with my own graphic message display when XP Boots?
View 3 Replies View RelatedSo two days ago my computer suddenly decides that when I arrive back home it would want to start running like a win 95. Thus, I promted to shut it down. Once it arrived to the loading screen after the reboot nothing occurred. I then decided to wait... 30mins later it goes black and then the message arrives: "Winlogon.exe-Badimage The Application or DLL C:/Windows/System32/sfc.dll is not a valid windows image. Please check this against your installation disk settings." I have alot of stuff on my computer I need for work, is the only option to deleted everything and re add XP?
View 8 Replies View RelatedI installed XP Pro and wiped out home... Now I'm having driver issues (they're not working with new OS) and I want to restore my computer to the way it was when I got it. Here's the problem, when I try to use my restore CD's they won't work because I have XP Pro on there .
View 7 Replies View RelatedI want it to return to its �factory-condition�. I know this is possible, but I don�t know if I can do it myself. Can I?
I have a dell computer and my operating system is Windows XP.
i am trying to restore to factorey set up a compaq presario 7oo to be donated to someone. i found the recovery cd and the quick restore cd 1/2/3 however none of these is the one I need. Am I missing a cd
View 9 Replies View RelatedCurrently I am running off of a Windows XP Home Edition. When I first plugged it in I had just resolution problems and windows opening up off of the available screen space. I even changed resolutions, etc. after fishing out the Display Settings window from the abyss. I tried rebooting and going into safe mode but once I got to the Settings screen, my arrow keys would not let me travel there.I figured since I really don't have anything but the Internet and messengers on this computer that I'd just restore the computer to factory settings. The problem? I don't know how. I am pretty sure I have all of the CDs, but if someone could give me a step-by-step that would be excellent. I could read it off of the laptop as I work on it. Try and make it as clear as possible
View 6 Replies View RelatedImedia 3034.my problems started on 20th jan,when my 8 yr old son try to download ie8,since then cannot connect to the internet,system restore not working.i,ve tried everything that people have told still no joy.took pc in to repair shop they say it has to cleaned and restored,they say it's because of ie8 plus it had viruses.i could not find any viruses.it only got cleaned one week before christmas at a cost ?60 now they want another ?60.how can i get it back to factory settings.what recoverer disc do i need all so what drivers do i need please help .safest site to download them.how do i restore windows will it still be on when i get back to factory settings?
View 11 Replies View RelatedI recently had to restore my pc to the factory settings after a really bad virus ravaged my machine and am currently trying to configure it the way it was before.However I cant remember how I did a couple things.
1.How do I get larger desktop icons as the ones I have now are tiny , I already selected large icons on the startbar options tab but it doesnt seem to make a difference.
2.My mp3 files used to have an mp3 icon (white background with blue musical note) but now they have an ugly windows media player icon , how do I change this?
how do i do a master reset?I saw on one website to press ctrl and f11 but that brings me up the screen where you choose safe mode, i dont have a reboot disk my last option is factory reset.
View 8 Replies View RelatedMy computer showed it had a virus and I hit F-11 at startup to put the computer into Safe Mode, but during the process I ended up resetting my computer to the factory settings. The reset said that it would save all my current files into My Backup but I can not find them. I need to reverse the reset and bring my computer hard drive back to the current settings. How can I do this? I heard that the information is still on the hard drive, but I don't know how to retrieve it.
View 7 Replies View RelatedA BIG MISTAKE I found out later. Dell has a "PC Restore for Window XP" that I found out later.
Here's the link:http://support.dell.com/support/topi...docid=181316#1
Basically, "When the Dell splash screen appears during the computer startup process, press and hold <Ctrl> and then press <F11>. Then, release both keys at the same time.
NOTE: Some systems like Inspiron Mini 9 (910) do not support System Restore as they do not have <F11> nor any substitute."
In the Dell PC Restore by Symantec window, click Restore. Alternatively, press <Tab> to highlight Restore, and then press <Enter>.
I right clicked on "My Computer" icon to the "Microsoft's Management Console" window and I have 3 portion's.
The first one is a "Healthy EISA Configuration" that is FAT 31MBs., the 2nd one is "healthy Unknown Partition" that is a FAT32 3.49 GB's. And the 3rd is a healthy System
79.97 GB's. ( I have a 80 GB HD..
I wanted to restore my system to the factory settings ( I have all important file, music,pictures backup.
Is their any way to do this. I have tried the "system restore" , but I can't get back that far. I can only got back to May 4 2009.
Is there a "registry crack" I could do. Yes, I know the registry vert well.
drivers from acer web site but the laptop needs factory resetting does anyone know where i can download the recovery cd
View 3 Replies View RelatedSet this back to factory settings? it came out of a dell and its going into my home rebuild!
View 1 Replies View Relatedi am trying to restore my windows xp on an emachine to original factory settings.when i pop the disk in i am getting an error that says cant read R:E17F.GHO. What is that and how can i get this thing working? There is also a message that reads ''Cannot Open GHOSTERR.TXT '' and it also says Floppy Disk(s) fail (40)
View 9 Replies View RelatedI deleted my microsoft word program and can't retrieve it. I tried restoring the computer to an earlier time but that didn't work either. Whenever I try to access the word program I get a prompt that tells me to install the disk. I do not have the disk because the program were on the hp pc when I bought it. how I can reinstall the program (legally)?
View 7 Replies View Relatedit found the virus on the F hdd which u guys know its not the main one ...it was(virus) found on a folder i can't even see i have the "show hidden folders" on so why can't i see those folders ? i am more worried about that than the virus since my software found it im okay with it lol but i just reinstalled my os and i get a virus found on a folder i didn't know xcisted wtfuge ! ! and i have folder that are just named kinda like this "5e56dc46768be0474974c759ab4690" on some hdd any ideas? oh and i can't erase them why?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI did a free scan Xoft SpySE and it says that i have a Trojan/CWS Combo I ran my Macfee anti virus and it has found nothing therefore what do I do?
View 14 Replies View RelatedI've been working on trying to restore my girlfriends Dell and I'm having no luck.
It's a pre June 2004 computer so the Ctrl F11 startup trick doens't work and i don't have a restore disk.
Hoping to avoid a full reinstall of Windows XP, I'd like to try some repair procedures. The problem is, when I launch my "Vaio PCV-RS430G" recovery disc it goes straight to Sony's proprietary recovery interface which provides ONLY the preset option to wipe my 'c' drive and reinstall Windows. According to some MS articles I've read, an XP recovery disc should allow me to access the Windows Recovery Console (by typing "R" at the welcome screen). Can anyone suggest how I can bypass the Sony recovery and get to the Windows Recovery Console?
View 2 Replies View RelatedOut of nowhere in the C drive come these folders. They are named FOUND.000 on up through FOUND.025. Inside the folders are various numbers of files that are named in this way FILE0000.CHK, FILE0001.CHK, FILE0002.CHK. what are they and what should I do?
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