I had a power cut a few days ago and, ever since, the date on the Windows XP desktop resets to the factory settings of 2006. I have changed it to the correct date multiple times and it is fine whilst I am using the computer immediately after, but after the computer has been turned off / restarted the date returns to 2006.

I was given a computer and i would really like to take it back to the factory settings, so there is nothing on it except what it came out from the factory with. It is a windows 98, i’ve been told that it can be restarted in this way but have no idea how to do this, so if anyone could help that would be great thank you.

I have a Compaq computer and I just got a virus, but I removed it. However the computer has blue screens and host file problems. HP tells me to recovery restore factory settings, do you think this is a good idea, and will the problems stop? Anyways I had power2go and a bunch of other pre-installed programs that came with the computer. So if I restore factory settings, will the pre-installed programs still be there? Or do I have to install them again?

I installed windows 7 on my dell dimension 3000 and now I want to restore it back to the factory settings and factory OS. I don’t have any recovery CDs and I tried the Ctrl + F11 thing but it doesn’t do anything windows 7 still starts like any other time, is there any way to fix this or is there any other way to recorver it? Thanks

I have an HP Pavilion and it has a really bad virus. It does not let me log on to the administrator account or do certain things, like delete downloads or files. What should I do or buy to get my computer back to factory settings? I really want my computer to go back to factory settings, like when I first got it 2 years ago.

Im planning to restore my computer to factory settings and I want to know if thats good for the computer or no

My computer is vista 64 bit and i have a virus i can’t get rid of. My Norton Security let it in and i wondered how i take my computer back to factory settings as vista came pre-installed so i don’t have a back up disc.My Norton tells me the virus is there but it needs to be removed manually and i don’t know how to do it.
Thanks

I have an eMachines desktop loaded with windows xp home edition and i want to restore it to factory settings and erase the hard drive without the discs and without using system restore… PLEASE HELP!!!

I recently purchased an Apple Imac and I was wanting to restore it back to its factory settings but I dont know how its so different from windows im a bit confused, thanks for any help!