Restore Windows to Factory Defaults no CD/ and BSOD!! Big Problem, But I know some of you are whiz's?

Question

I get a BSOD and need to restore Windows to Factory defaults anyway to clear up some stuff, But I dont have a CD. I do have the product key on teh back, and remember one time having to call and tell them that key so they would activate it. Any Help Would be awesome! I know it can be done just dont know how

Answer 1

YOUR PC DONT HAVE A RECOVERY PARTITION

IF THEN IS SIMPLE JUST READ MANUALS AND SET GO.... IF NOT THEN IS A TRICK YOU HAVE TO LOOK

FOR A COPY OF THE SEEM SOFTWARE FOR THE KEY THAT YOU HAVE

CONTACT MANUFACTURER FOR RECOVERY MEDIA....

OTHERWISE INSTALL FREESPIRE OS IS FREE

AND IS EASY TO USE....

OR CHECK ON RAPIDSHARE FOR GOOD LUCK

Answer 2

Computer tech here.....First of all, to those responding, this is NOT a good way to "advertise" an illegal cracked software on this site. D-Holla, If you are looking to completely restore it at the manufacturer's default setting, I don't know what brand computer or laptop you have but the factory software may be on a different partition which gives you Drive D:\ if you go to "Start", then "My Computer", you should see Drive D:\. Click on that until you find the "Setup" icon in the Restore settings folder. If there is not one there, you might want to contact the manufacter to request for the Restore CD. They usually will send you one. For more information on that can be found at the Manufacturer's Support website. Hope this helps and good luck.

Answer 3

The Operating System (OS) and Driver CD's should have come with the PC.

If they didn't, then chances are the OS is held on a 'hidden' partition on your hard disk (yes it's a clever way to save costs by not shipping the CD's but a REAL PAIN if you ever have to replace your hard disk)

Check your pC manual (or on-line) for how to do a 'System re-install' or 'System recovery'.. in the case of Dell's I believe it's something like holding down the F12 key during power on ..

If that fails, then you need to obtain the DRIVERS for your PC plus a copy of the Operating System CD.

The Drivers will be available on-line from the manufacturers web site (make sure you also get Drivers for any bits you installed yourself).

Since you have a valid license key, all you need is a copy of the Operating System CD - you can borrow a friends ..

('cracked' Operating Systems are available for download, however how do you know what key-loggers, viruses and root-kits have been pre-installed by the criminals that supply them ?? - get a 'cracked' OS and for sure you are handing control of your PC over to some SPAM 'bot-net' .. and maybe also details of every account password / on-line credit card transaction you ever do)