laptop?????????

robert h: laptop?????????
how do i reset my laptop back to the day i purchased it.

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Answer by Andy T
you need the recovery disks that came with it – or a windows disk and all the relevant drivers

Answer by askandanwser
look on it for a reset button which is probably on the bottom or side maybe under battery . Go on the website of the manufacture some [ like hp ] have live chats so you can get an answer easy & quick ! good luck!

Answer by skaizun
Underarm!!!!!

Oh . . . we’re not playing “name your favorite body part”?
My bad! 😉

Answer by mr computer
Hi Robert
Why do you want to reset your laptop? You could lose all your data. There are various ways of doing this.
1 Is using the recovery cd you got with computer when new
2 You can use the windows installation cd and format the hdd.
3 You can do a repair install which will format the hdd but leave your data intact for this follow instructions below.

Boot the computer using the XP CD. You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. Check your system documentation for steps to access the BIOS and change the boot order.
When you see the “Welcome To Setup” screen, you will see the options below
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
Windows XP to run on your computer:
To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
Press Enter to start the Windows Setup.

Do not choose “To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R”, (you Do Not want to load Recovery Console). I repeat, do not choose “To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R”.
Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to start the repair. If Repair is not one of the options, END setup. After the reboot
Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.