I was wondering i purchased my compaq presario desktop computer about 2 years ago and i want to give it a FULL SYSTEM Recovery!! and i just wanna make sure before i do it that i will still have windows XP on it i wont have to reinstall it because i dont have windows XP because it came already installed on the PC! So will it get rid of the windows XP and will i have to go out and buy windows XP if i do do a FULL SYSTEM RECOVERY?? Thanks
Blake C.
2006-06-06 11:11:34 · 8 answers · asked by Blake 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
If you bought it brand new and it had XP on it then the Full Recovery wil bring it back to the way it was when you bought it...with XP on it. If you've installed XP since you bought it then you will have to reinstall XP.
Have a great day.
2006-06-06 11:40:52 · answer #1 · answered by phy333 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do not have the disk either. My windows XP, was already loaded on my computer, when I bought it. These instructions, will clean everything off of your hard drive, so you must back up anything that you want to save. I have done this three times, and I got these instructions, from a compaq tech. When starting your computer, tap the F-10 key. click on next-yes-and follow the instructions, that come up on your screen. When you are finished, your computer, will look just like it did, when you first bought it.Do these steps, in order, when finished.
1. set up windows firewall
2. windows update (click express)
3. install your anti-virus program (update)
4. install anti-spyware (update)
This is called a "system recovery"
2006-06-06 18:46:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the recovery CD you will be able to get it working the way it was working when you bought it, otherwise if you don't have the recovery CD it will be the same way you have it now. I had the same problem. My Compaq crashed and now it doesn't have an operating system. Compaq's suck. My advice would be to purchase a new computer. If I were you I would purchase a Dell computer. Dell computers are the best.
2006-06-06 18:34:46 · answer #3 · answered by SeahawkFan37 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you use a full system recovery it will put your computer back with windows on it just like when you got it
2006-06-06 18:18:45 · answer #4 · answered by Richard A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you ggot a recovery cd, then it will restore it to new condition just like you bought it, if it has system recovery, on the harddrive it will do the same, full system recovery means if retores it to the condition it was in when you first turned it on
2006-06-06 18:14:46 · answer #5 · answered by butchell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do a full recovery your computer will be the same way it was when you brought it home.
2006-06-06 18:14:31 · answer #6 · answered by bullticky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is incomplete witout you having specified, what is the model number and other details
2006-06-06 18:15:21 · answer #7 · answered by sri.todi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well dude I did the same thing and now it works Great.
2006-06-06 18:20:10 · answer #8 · answered by Hea Dude ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋