help with restoring my laptop to when i bought it

[evelyn2008]

hi my lap top has gone really slow due to how much cr.p is on it i want to to take it back to when i bought it and first turned it on . i have'nt done a back up dvd yet but i will do but were do i go from there were do i go to do a factory reset and is there anything alse i need to know :questionmark:
i wiil put all my useful stuff on a usb pen
thanks

[kenmonu]

hi my lap top has gone really slow due to how much cr.p is on it i want to to take it back to when i bought it and first turned it on . i have'nt done a back up dvd yet but i will do but were do i go from there were do i go to do a factory reset and is there anything alse i need to know :questionmark:
i wiil put all my useful stuff on a usb pen
thanks

what operating systems it running and do your have the cd.

[evelyn2008]

hi its a dell inspiron and it is vista .cd must be in the box would i be able to do it if i can not find the dell cd . wiil have a look now

[Bulld0g]

Sometimes you get a recovery cd but mostly on Laptops the recovery is a partition set aside on the hard drive. When you start up your laptop press F11 and the option to reinstall to factory settings should be there.Just follow onscreen instructions.

[kenmonu]

hi its a dell inspiron and it is vista .cd must be in the box would i be able to do it if i can not find the dell cd . wiil have a look now

if its vista then will probably have a partition. follow bulldogs instructions and come back if you need any help.

[evelyn2008]

will do let you know how i get on
thanks

[evelyn2008]

had a look every where to try and factory reset my dell but still no luck tryed f12 f11 f3 but i don,t honestly know were i'm looking . does any body have a dell inspiron lap top that has done a factory reset that could help me go through it .
thanks:hmmmm2:

[dasteph]

had a look every where to try and factory reset my dell but still no luck tryed f12 f11 f3 but i don,t honestly know were i'm looking . does any body have a dell inspiron lap top that has done a factory reset that could help me go through it .
thanks:hmmmm2:

you can access your Dell’s recovery partition by pressing Ctrl+F11 when the machine is first turned on. The appropriate time to do this is almost immediately after the power button is pressed. A small message is usually displayed that offers to let you enter the BIOS (usually F2 on newer Dells) or go to the boot menu (F8 or F10, I think; it displays the appropriate key to press).