I was trying to restore my PC with the CD that came with my computer. But when I run the CD the msg appearing that the C-drive will be formated? Can anyone help me how to restore the system without formating?
2006-12-13 00:22:59 · 9 answers · asked by Nimmy R 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
You have one of those image discs, there is nothing you can do with those. They just format the drive and copy the image on to the hard drive. You should only restore if there is an irreversible problem. After backing up all your data. If it isn't Windows then there should be a way to reinstall the other software( in explorer right click on the cd drive an chose explore their might be a readme file).
2006-12-13 00:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by icman87 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good day. Where are u egtting this message, when u restart the computer and boot from the CD Rom or when u run the CD Within windows? If there is no option at all where u can restore windows without formatting, i suggest u take out your hard drive, put it on another computer(prefarably Windows XP, Avoid 98 & ME) as a secondary disk so it will come up as a D or E Drive in the my computer folder, pull out your important stuff, format the disk prefarably NTFS, put it back on your computer and reinstall windows. Laterz
2006-12-13 00:27:44 · answer #2 · answered by The Honourable 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See its all depends on the problem you have, it your OS is crashed then you need to reinstall the OS. I am not sure that any vendor give a restore CD, its just reinstall the OS. you always restore those things for which you take the backup. While inserting the CD it will ask you to overwrite/format the disk and reinstall without formatting the disk. But in all cases you will have to reinstall all the softwares you had on your PC
Think Tank
2006-12-13 00:30:48 · answer #3 · answered by PP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have just the one CD? If so there should be a so called repair program that will overwrite all the Windows files and supposedly correct any corrupted ones. Also check the Format as some of them will lead to another page that gives you options of what to do. Do you have a repair sector on your hard drive?
Ron
2006-12-13 00:26:47 · answer #4 · answered by Ron75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gee, what did you think RESTORE meant?
It puts the computer back to the virgin status as it was shipped out of the factory!
Why not run http://pclinuxos.com live in the CDrom!?
2006-12-13 00:28:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok..here we go..
Start, Run, type in "restore"....then when it brings up the window....click on the computer icon titled "rstrui". Follow the prompts and you should be good to go.
2006-12-13 00:26:16 · answer #6 · answered by FOXRACING 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
restart hold down f 10 restore to earlier date. or spend the money.
2006-12-13 00:26:04 · answer #7 · answered by jpdoneit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to start, all programs,accessories,system tools,System Restore...
2006-12-13 00:26:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it back 2 the store and make them fix it 4 u thats y u buy things brand new
2006-12-13 00:32:33 · answer #9 · answered by stacy42494normis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋