Re: restoring the whole pc??

That would depend upon the configuration of your system, and which CDs were shipped with
it. If your system was shipped with System Restoration CDs, which are designed to format
and reinstall everything that was on the hard drive as delivered, that would probably be
easiest for someone with little tech expertise. But, if your system was shipped with an
OEM Windows XP CD, and separate CDs for drivers, and bundled software, you would have to
format your hard drive, reinstall Windows XP, install the drivers, and install the bundled
software. That is very time consuming, and might better be left to someone who has some
tech expertise (especially when installing the drivers). Then there are also low end
systems which do not include any CDs, and have a key sequence for restoring from a hidden
partition. There are systems which include a utility for making your own OEM Windows XP
CD, in case you have to reinstall. And the variations go on... FYI the System Restore
"dealie" was never meant to restore your entire system. It will restore your registry and
some other Windows XP OS things to how they were on a specific date. A utility like
Norton GoBack (this is not a recommendation for any Norton product) is designed to roll
YOUR ENTIRE SYSTEM back to how it was at a specific date and time.
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"laps" <laps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> is there any way to jus toss everything and start over with the computer...
> like right out of the box....the restore system dealie cant do that


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