memory wipe

miner1436 · 11-20-07, 12:11 AM

Hi, i recently messed up my computer and was wondering, is there a way to wipe your computer's memory back to the day you got it?

Kazuaki Shimazaki II · 11-20-07, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by miner1436

Hi, i recently messed up my computer and was wondering, is there a way to wipe your computer's memory back to the day you got it?

If you bought your computer whole (instead of assembling it from parts or making huge, major upgrades), try and scrape up a "Recovery Disc" and sticking it into the CD/DVD drive.

miner1436 · 11-20-07, 12:23 AM

ok ill look around, thanks

Chock · 11-20-07, 01:42 AM

If you are running XP, you should be able to do a 'system restore' relatively easily...

Go to the 'start' menu, then choose 'all programs', then 'accessories', then 'system tools', and choose 'system restore'. There should be an automated system restore point that you can revert to, and if you want to get it back to how it was from day one, backtrack through the restore points to the first one.

Chock

Kazuaki Shimazaki II · 11-20-07, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Chock

If you are running XP, you should be able to do a 'system restore' relatively easily...

Go to the 'start' menu, then choose 'all programs', then 'accessories', then 'system tools', and choose 'system restore'. There should be an automated system restore point that you can revert to, and if you want to get it back to how it was from day one, backtrack through the restore points to the first one.

Chock

Unless he bought his computer relatively recently, I doubt the Restores will really backtrack that far - the few done recently are intact, but I've found that older Restores often prove inaccessible.

Peto · 11-20-07, 02:51 AM

Before wiping everything out: Go into Device Manager (Right Click My Computer and choose Properties). Copy down your devices--display adapter, sound, chipsets, network adapter, etc. That could save you A LOT of hassle later if drivers are an issue....

Good Luck!!!

miner1436 · 11-20-07, 04:30 PM

thanks everyone it worked

11-20-07, 12:11 AM	#1
miner1436 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 808 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 3	memory wipe Hi, i recently messed up my computer and was wondering, is there a way to wipe your computer's memory back to the day you got it?

11-20-07, 01:42 AM	#4
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you are running XP, you should be able to do a 'system restore' relatively easily... Go to the 'start' menu, then choose 'all programs', then 'accessories', then 'system tools', and choose 'system restore'. There should be an automated system restore point that you can revert to, and if you want to get it back to how it was from day one, backtrack through the restore points to the first one. Chock __________________

11-20-07, 02:51 AM	#6
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Before wiping everything out: Go into Device Manager (Right Click My Computer and choose Properties). Copy down your devices--display adapter, sound, chipsets, network adapter, etc. That could save you *A LOT* of hassle later if drivers are an issue.... Good Luck!!! __________________ If your target has a 30 degree AOB, the range from his base course line equals the current range divided by 2.

11-20-07, 12:23 AM	#3
miner1436 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 808 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 3	ok ill look around, thanks

11-20-07, 04:30 PM	#7
miner1436 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 808 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 3	thanks everyone it worked