Not the place to ask this but help...

[cheekybobcat]

I am completely aware that this is NOT the place to ask about a PC but this is the only forum I belong to and I figured someone might be able to help.

I have a HP dv5000 and it's messed up and slow as anything..
I want to restore it but I don't want to spend $50 for one damn phone call to HP.

*Note* I DO NOT have any type of recovery discs or the OS installer discs, I pretty much don't have anything except the computer.

Please, can someone help me to system restore my PC?

 

[Hankster]

What do you mean by restore it? The easiest thing you can do is reformat it. Take off any files you need and then reformat the C: and reinstall Windows (get another copy). HD won't be able to do anything for you via a phone call.

 

[cheekybobcat]

What do you mean by restore it? The easiest thing you can do is reformat it. Take off any files you need and then reformat the C: and reinstall Windows (get another copy). HD won't be able to do anything for you via a phone call.

There are no files I need on it and isn't Windows expensive?

Is there any way that I can just clear my hard drive?

 

[LinuXtreme]

There are no files I need on it and isn't Windows expensive?

Is there any way that I can just clear my hard drive?

Since there are no files that you want to save, I'd suggest trying the System Restore partition.

The instructions on using the recovery manager can be found here for what I believe is your model. Make the restore disks and boot the laptop up with them and it'll guide you through restoring the laptop to factory condition (how it was when it was first bought).

If you don't want to make any recovery discs (which I recommend you *do* make) you can use these instructions:

Restore PC to original condition with the Recovery Manager from within Windows Vista
If the PC can access Windows, use the Recovery Manager to restore the PC to the original factory condition by following the steps below.

1. Click Start and type Recovery in the Search field.
2. Select Recovery Manager , and when the wizard opens, click the Advanced options button.
3. Select System Recovery . The computer will restart.
4. When the Recovery Manager appears again, select Advanced options (if available); if not,
click Next , then again select System Recovery.
5. When prompted to use the File backup wizard to back up your computer files, HP recommends
that you select this option and backup the files now.
6. When prompted to use the Microsoft System Restore program, select No and click Next .
7. When prompted to use the System Recovery , select Yes and click Next .
8. The final task is to make the decision to start the recovery by clicking Next .
WARNING: This is a critical point. On this screen, when you click Next , the PC will
immediately begin formatting the hard drive and destroy all data. The restore process cannot
be stopped.

The recovery process will return your PC to the condition it was in when you created your Recovery Disks. You must reinstall any programs or hardware and software updates.

Otherwise, search that website for restore solutions.

Hope this helped.

 

[lawson]

I read this the other day which might help you: http://shippingseven.blogspot.com/2008/01/try-this-instead.html

Basically involves creating a new account, then signing in as this new account, followed by deleting your old account, and then signing in as your old account (which will be recreated when you sign in again) - this will clear all your old settings and give you a clean registry but should keep all your programs.

I've never tried this though so I can't tell you if it definately works!

 

[cheekybobcat]

I read this the other day which might help you: http://shippingseven.blogspot.com/2008/01/try-this-instead.html

Basically involves creating a new account, then signing in as this new account, followed by deleting your old account, and then signing in as your old account (which will be recreated when you sign in again) - this will clear all your old settings and give you a clean registry but should keep all your programs.

I've never tried this though so I can't tell you if it definately works!

This is exactly what I did. I created a new account and signed on to that. Then, deleted the other accounts and selected "Delete Files". I had 3GB left and now have 46.74GB left so I think it worked pretty well.

BTW: It's only a 70GB hard drive

 

[lawson]

Glad I could help - good to know it actually works too!