initial system restore?

External Since: Mar 12, 2006 Posts: 8

I have backed-up all my data and would now like to do an initial system
restore to start clean.nothing like a little purging now and then Wink

However, I do not see this May 2004 date/restore point on the Wizard calendar.
Just a calendar that goes back two months.

Am I missing something in my process, or as I suspect - was this feature not
turned on when the laptop was initially firedup?

External Since: Oct 25, 2006 Posts: 1

Just make sure that all your data got backed up OFF of the hard drive.
A lot of the factory restore programs will format the drive, including
partitions, to factory spec, so even if you backed everything up to a
folder on the drive, it will get wiped out.

Ted Zieglar wrote:
> To restore your computer to the way it was when it was shipped to you,
> use the computer manufacturer's recovery CDs or recovery partition.
> Instructions should have been included with the literature that
> accompanied your computer, or you can find them on the manufacturer's
> web site.
>
> System Restore provides an entirely different function, and restore
> points are deleted after 90 days.
>
> BTW, there is no need to periodically erase your hard disk and start
> from scratch, unless your system has become unusable.
> ---
> Ted Zieglar
> "Backup is a computer user's best friend."
>
> rick wrote:
> > I have backed-up all my data and would now like to do an initial system
> > restore to start clean.nothing like a little purging now and then Wink

> >
> > However, I do not see this May 2004 date/restore point on the Wizard calendar.
> > Just a calendar that goes back two months.
> >
> > Am I missing something in my process, or as I suspect - was this feature not
> > turned on when the laptop was initially firedup?
> >
> >