whats the best way for me to completely restart my computer and make it like it was the day I got it. I dont have a system restore or reboot cd, Its a school issued laptop and we never got one. I have all my important stuff on my ext hard drive, whats the best way to do this (myself - not the school or a store) without having the cd?
2007-01-22 06:00:51 · 3 answers · asked by BM33 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
its an IBM laptop
2007-01-22 06:08:56 · update #1
Ask a friend or the school for a "System Restore" CD and reformat your computer.
2007-01-22 06:04:30 · answer #1 · answered by averiex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can erase your hard drive by formatting it just you would need a windows cd to start it up again. If you didn't get the recover cd you should call the company who made your computer and ask for them to send you the recover cd. My laptop didn't come with restore cd but talk to them they send me the cd for free.
2007-01-22 06:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by Kyle S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't format your hard drive. Formating only deletes the FAT table. Everthing on the hard drive remains and can be read and even used again. You need to write over each sector of the HD to wipe it 'clean'. You will need software like Norton Utilities to do this. After you complete this chore then you can install another operating system.
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/features.jsp?pcid=sp&pvid=nsw2006
2007-01-22 06:06:52 · answer #3 · answered by Double O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋