I'm going to reboot my computer,what should i do?

Question

System recovery i think is the process i must use. Since ages my computer hasn't let me sign into any sites like hotmail, ebay facebook and i've had enough i want a new start, where can i find all the original setup files for my software, i'm going to save my files onto dvd, any other tips? Should i just save the whole folder "program files" onto dvd?

Answer 1

Re-installing the operating system is a good idea. To reduce the amount of problems you're likely to have you should consider the following:

1) Do you have the installation files for all the programs you're wanting to use after Windows is re-installed? If not, and they are important programs, consider trying to do a repair instead of a clean install

2) Do you have all the license and product keys for the operating system and programs? Again, if not, try to repair instead of a clean install

3) Do you have all the drivers for the hardware that is installed on your computer? If not, try downloading them and saving all those files to a separate CD or DVD before reformatting the drive.

Saving the program files in the "Program Files" folder isn't going to guarantee that your programs will work just by putting that folder back on your computer.

If you're concerned and you have a second... unused... hard drive, put that drive in the computer and leave your current drive alone. If it goes wrong, you can just put the hard drive back in your computer and it will be exactly as it was before.

Answer 2

Ireload at times to cure a problem,but i do not save files,how do you know that you are nit putting the problem back into the machine after reload,i reload 3 to 7 times to really clean it out

Answer 3

save ur files on a thumb drive. 4gigs are cheap. then do ur recovery process. dvd's are not so reliable when it comes to important files.