Re: Rebooting computer to factory settings

Noobhunter wrote:

i wanted to know how to reboot my computer to its original settings just as it was when i bought it, i want to get rid of everything on my computer and start over again.

Depends on what came with your system. Check the documentation or check with the system's tech support. Either it's a recovery CD, a hidden partition on the hard drive with an image of the drive as received from the factory which you restore following the specific instructions for your system, or an installation CD with which you do a clean install. If the last see this link:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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