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    Is it possible to do a system restore instead of reformat?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by BryanL, Mar 31, 2008.

  1. BryanL

    BryanL Notebook Consultant

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    Let's say that I am going to reformat a 1 week old laptop. Is there a way I can just do a system restore to a point that was 1 week ago to restore all the settings as if the laptop was brand new straight from the box?
     
    BryanL, Mar 31, 2008
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  2. vinumsv

    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    And Where is Your Restore Point Stored ? If you're going to Format then i suspect it will get deleted too , so take full backup or image to be safe ;)
     
    vinumsv, Mar 31, 2008
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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Dont you have a recovery cd? I believe Asus comes with recovery cd's in teh box
     
    flipfire, Mar 31, 2008
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  4. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore
    ...and see when your restore points were created.
     
    swarmer, Mar 31, 2008
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    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    Yes, if your laptop has a hidden recovery partition. But you can only revert to the out of the box state, not restore to a previous point.
     
    coolguy, Mar 31, 2008
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  6. BryanL

    BryanL Notebook Consultant

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    How do I check this? I just want my laptop back to out of box state. I did some tinkering that might have caused registry problems :(
     
    BryanL, Mar 31, 2008
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