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[URGENT]How do I COMPLETELY format my laptop - The Prophet - Jan 4, 2013
I need this done tonight to sell my laptop tomorrow..I want to put my laptop back to factory settings, I want all files/EVERYTHING gone off it..how do I do it..I've looked at system restore but I can't go back to the beginning..is there any file I can run or something? Please help.
* - kingpin69 - Jan 4, 2013
(Jan 4, 2013 08:11 PM)Smiley™ Wrote: I need this done tonight to sell my laptop tomorrow..I want to put my laptop back to factory settings, I want all files/EVERYTHING gone off it..how do I do it..I've looked at system restore but I can't go back to the beginning..is there any file I can run or something? Please help.
Most newer laptops have a seperate recovery partition on them to restore the factory settings as it was shipped.
* - The Prophet - Jan 4, 2013
(Jan 4, 2013 08:12 PM)kingpin12685 Wrote: Most newer laptops have a seperate recovery partition on them to restore the factory settings as it was shipped.Do you know where I could find that?
* - FederalReserveOSRS - Jan 4, 2013
Do you have a system cd? Anything windows7 xp?
If you have pm me for help :)
* - kingpin69 - Jan 4, 2013
(Jan 4, 2013 08:18 PM)Smiley™ Wrote: Do you know where I could find that?
If you look in "my computer" or computer in newer versions of windows, do you see a seperate partition for recovery other then your C: drive i mean.
Also would help if you could give the make and model of the laptop please
for instance, my HP came shipped with a HP_RECOVERY (F:) partition which holds a factory default copy of the operating system within it. It can be accessed by pushing f11 before windows starts to boot to enter the recovery manager. Different manufacturer's will have different ways to enter recovery though, hence me asking make and model
* - The Prophet - Jan 4, 2013
(Jan 4, 2013 08:21 PM)kingpin12685 Wrote: If you look in "my computer" or computer in newer versions of windows, do you see a seperate partition for recovery other then your C: drive i mean.
Also would help if you could give the make and model of the laptop please
I'm running on Windows 7 Home Premium..It's a Samsung..Not sure of the model
Oh, I'll try rebooting and check the bios setting maybe..
* - kingpin69 - Jan 4, 2013
(Jan 4, 2013 08:28 PM)Smiley™ Wrote: I'm running on Windows 7 Home Premium..It's a Samsung..Not sure of the model
Oh, I'll try rebooting and check the bios setting maybe..
ok try f4 or look in all programs for samsung recovery solution.
Hope this helps
* - The Prophet - Jan 4, 2013
(Jan 4, 2013 08:32 PM)kingpin12685 Wrote: ok try f4 or look in all programs for samsung recovery solution.WAIT, I've found what you were talking about..there was a samsung recovery solution to do a complete factory settings..Thanks you :)!
Hope this helps
* - m4gnumsnip3r - Jan 4, 2013
Start laptop, keep pressing F8
Select repair your computer.
Windows Recovery Environment will boot
After that click Start command prompt.
Type DISKPART and then press enter
type select disk 0 and then press enter
type clean and then press enter
type exit
wpeutil shutdown
That's it.
* - Furtivus - Jan 5, 2013
Dan boot and nuker, will make sure that nothing is readable.
* - bobsmith - Jan 5, 2013
Put in windows 98,
Press format and Install
Wait 1 hourish
there you go, you have successfully deleted all your files and have installed windows 98 !
* - Genraven - Jan 6, 2013
Boot GParted ( http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ ) and format your hard drive as NTSF if you are installing windows
* - deeprybka2020 - Jan 6, 2013
there are many tools can do this thing (format computer physically) i recommend to you using HDD low level format its amazing and your hard drive will be like when you just buy it :)
here is a link to know some information and download the tool :
http://hddguru.com/software/HDD-LLF-Low-Level-Format-Tool/