Im having probs with my machine (S***Y thing) and have been advised to use do a system recovery with the product recovery disk. The Q I have is, will all my personal docs be wiped from the machine?? Windows and excel docs, will they die. Do I need to put stuff on a disk??
2006-08-30 22:56:30 · 32 answers · asked by Chris 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
1. You should always backup your valuble data on a regular basis anyway!
2. If you having serious problems backup straight away everything you can and want to keep.
3. Try using system restore (in help and support in the start menu) which doesnt wipe your files.
4. If your system is really screwed up dont use Windows repair as its about as much use as a chocolate fireguard and you will run into problems later. Use your windows disk and do a fresh reinstall. You will lose whatever is on your hdd if you do a reinstall/repair.
2006-08-30 23:03:54 · answer #1 · answered by studly1_uk 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Before you do a system restore using the recovery disks you will need to back up anything you want to save. Put them onto an external drive or onto cd or dvds. The recovery this way will most definitely reformat the hard drive and you will also lose any programs that you have added, (that didn't come with the pc) so, unless you have the original disks for that too, back it also.
Before you go to this length, have tried doing a system restore using windows XP (you don't say what OS you are using). If you use this facility you keep all your personal docs but you may lose software depending on how far back you choose to go and when you last added software.
2006-08-30 23:11:40 · answer #2 · answered by Lee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you choose to wipe it back to factory spec, then yes, you will lose all the stuff you have on there. If you choose to backup from a specific point (say a couple weeks ago) your stuff should not be lost if was created before that time. However, all amendments made to your documents after the recovery point will be lost.
I don't know if it would be advisable to put your docs on a disk. Why not go to PC World or call one of their techs - they're generally very helpful.
2006-08-30 23:23:53 · answer #3 · answered by Disgruntled Biscuit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what you wrote, yes you will lose everything you have done since you got the computer. The system recovery disk will put the computer back to the way it was when you bought it.
On a side note, it is ALWAYS a good idea to back up your important files both before attempting anything that would cause you to ask such a question and on regular intervals (at least once a month to once every 2 months). If your computer were to crash (as they do) it will give you peace of mind to know that your files are safe.
2006-08-30 23:05:52 · answer #4 · answered by John K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything you installed and updated will be wiped off with out a trace, and the system will come to its factory shipped condition. you have to back up all the data necessary for you.
AND if u have the option standard recovery and full/complete recovery then doing a standard recovery will not wipe off the data you have stored but some program files might get erased
2006-08-30 23:15:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of whether the recovery WILL wipe your important documents, there's always a chance that something could go horribly wrong, and you'd need the documents backed up anyway. Just take the time to do it. Better to take an extra precaution now than to really regret not having done it later. Right?
2006-08-30 23:05:17 · answer #6 · answered by Oh no 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
recovery with the product recovery disk.
If you are using the product recovery disc, this is essentially doing a factory default setting, that is taking the computer back to the same condition that you bought it.
Consequently all the programs that have been installed since you bought the machine including documents, saved games, downloaded items from the Internet etc. will be cleared from the machines memory and will have to be reinstalled after recovery.
Save all documents to a disc before you do anything.
2006-08-30 23:04:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put your disk in the cd drive at the options screen eg when windows is found on your system pick the repair option do not change file system windows will install as normal non clean install but all you files will remain on the hard drive you will only loose your ms updates. If you just install all your files are erased also if you pick change file system that option is know as a clean install
2006-08-31 02:11:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's always a good idea to backup important disks anyway. It shouldn't wipe out your personal docs, but I suggest backing it up just incase because with computers things tend to go wrong when you don't know what you're doing.
2006-08-30 23:04:44 · answer #9 · answered by To Be Free 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A recovery disk will not wipe out your documents
2006-08-30 22:59:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋