How do I remove all info from my computer and do a full system recovery?

Question

I want to take it back to like it was when I first bought it. I have a recovery cd but when I put it in it doesn't do anything.

Answer 1

you should to save all your data & files on an external hard drive first. normally you have to put in the cd & restart your computer. did the recovery cd come with the computer?

Answer 2

just boot windows installation cd and run setup. on asking partition . just format your windows installation partition and then go on with the installation.

Answer 3

You have to go into the bios when your computer starts up and find where to whipe your hard drive. It different in different computers... After you whipe it just follow the instructions and you can load the cd... It would take an hour or two, depending on the speed of your computer.