How Do I Delete Everything Off My Computer?

Question

My 2 months new computer is completely messed and it didn't come with a windows installer disk so I cannot delete everything automatically. How can I start a fresh computer like it was brand new manually? Is their a way?

I'm running Vista Home Basic.

Thanks

Answer 1

You can Format your drive, which deletes everything off your drive including your system. heres a tutorial how to format your drive or you can do what we call a system restore which can set your computer back to an earlier date or all the way back to factory default so its how it is when u first bought it. Please do not do the system formatting one on your own if you do not no much about computers do the System Restore one first.



How to Delete everything of your computer including windows (Formatting a Hard Drive)

http://www.ehow.com/how_6026_format-hard-drive.html



How to reset your computer to an earlier time. (System Restore)

Click start > all programs > accessories > system tools > system restore, and you can choose how far back u want to set it, u can go all the way back to factory default if needed or just back to befor your computer was stuffing up.

Answer 2

With every Vista, there is a rollback during updates. But not always does the rollback work. The system sometimes has hiccups mentioned and mention a bunch of error messages.



You can find the rollback option by typing system restore in the start menu and choose the earliest you want.



You may also wish to uninstall every single program except those with "microsoft" in the title and your system drivers.

Answer 3

If you had the disc my suggestion would be to:

Open up your 'Computer' folder, right click your "C" drive, and click "Format". Follow through the instructions, and you have a wiped machine.

However; the best idea is to just attain a Microsoft installer disc and use that.

Answer 4

You've only had it for 2 months and you've jacked it up already!? I think that you can contact the manufacturer and ask for a re-install disk.

Answer 5

format your ram and hard disk