Guest victimized Posted May 14, 2009 ID:80443 Share Posted May 14, 2009 My cousin keeps asking me how to completely uninstall a computer, the way it was from the factory. Can anyone please tell me how to do so? It is a HP Windows XP laptop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniac Posted May 14, 2009 ID:80446 Share Posted May 14, 2009 You can find more information here:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341http://www.windowsxpprofessional.windowsreinstall.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
novabortion Posted May 14, 2009 ID:80559 Share Posted May 14, 2009 My cousin keeps asking me how to completely uninstall a computer, the way it was from the factory. Can anyone please tell me how to do so? It is a HP Windows XP laptop.Most newer hp's have a recovery partion on the hard drive. If that laptop has it then hit f11 while booting up and that takes you to hps factory restore options. If not you need the hp recovery disc because it has all the drivers and apps for that laptop. Let me know if that helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniac Posted May 14, 2009 ID:80564 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Ahh, ok. In that case, maybe this will help you: HP Notebook PCs - Repairing or Reinstalling The Operating System Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest victimized Posted May 14, 2009 ID:80610 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Most newer hp's have a recovery partion on the hard drive. If that laptop has it then hit f11 while booting up and that takes you to hps factory restore options. If not you need the hp recovery disc because it has all the drivers and apps for that laptop. Let me know if that helps.So first, will i need the recovery cd? Second, does doing this uninstall without having to uninstall internet explorer 7 and windows updates and windows service pack 2 first? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted May 15, 2009 ID:80673 Share Posted May 15, 2009 The problem is, it isn't really an "uninstall". What you're actually doing is formatting the hard drive which wipes out every bit of data on it, including files, updates, service packs, software, the registry EVERYTHING and then reinstalling Windows (and whatever else came preinstalled on the machine when it came from the manufacturer). If the system has a recovery partition (the F11 method mentioned above) then you won't need a recovery disc, but if it doesn't, then you will need the recovery disc(s) to be able to format and reinstall Windows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest victimized Posted May 15, 2009 ID:80697 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Ok, thanks everyone, got it. Since my computer is old it has F11 as that boot setting, the laptop is about three years old, so am sure i could use F11 method. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest victimized Posted May 17, 2009 ID:81075 Share Posted May 17, 2009 The problem is, it isn't really an "uninstall". What you're actually doing is formatting the hard drive which wipes out every bit of data on it, including files, updates, service packs, software, the registry EVERYTHING and then reinstalling Windows (and whatever else came preinstalled on the machine when it came from the manufacturer). If the system has a recovery partition (the F11 method mentioned above) then you won't need a recovery disc, but if it doesn't, then you will need the recovery disc(s) to be able to format and reinstall Windows.So if i do F11 method, I don't have to put any cd's to do it, it does it automanically by what i click and makes it the way it was when you install it, when you open it up from the facotry. Is this so? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted May 17, 2009 Root Admin ID:81079 Share Posted May 17, 2009 If it's built-in and it's not been damaged, yes. Typically there are two methods of restore. Destructive and Non Destructive.Destructive will FORMAT the drive and restore it back to the way it was when you first bought it exactly. EVERYTHING that you ever put on it will be gone.Non Destructive will not remove your data but will attempt to reinstall Windows to a working condition. May or may not work out as well as you need or want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest victimized Posted May 17, 2009 ID:81105 Share Posted May 17, 2009 If it's built-in and it's not been damaged, yes. Typically there are two methods of restore. Destructive and Non Destructive.Destructive will FORMAT the drive and restore it back to the way it was when you first bought it exactly. EVERYTHING that you ever put on it will be gone.Non Destructive will not remove your data but will attempt to reinstall Windows to a working condition. May or may not work out as well as you need or want.Ok thanks and thanks everyone else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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