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01-20-2008
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| | Tried to restore Medion laptop to factory settings I used my restore disk to restore my medion laptop back to factory settings . I followed all the instructions but it just installed windows (vista). When it eventually finished i had only one icon on my desktop. my recycle bin and nothing else. I looked at install/uninstall programmes and there is nothing there either. A lot of programmes that came wth the laptop are missing. Some of my files are still there but things like my favourites in explorer are not. Can anyone help me get back my laptop and how to get it back to factory settings? |
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01-20-2008
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| | Re: Tried to restore Medion laptop to factory settings Hi, What you probably did was a wipe and reload. Basically a clean install to a formatted disk. Set folder options/view tab to see hidden and system folders. If there is a windows.old folder on the root of the drive, then there is a chance you can recover the old installation. Otherwise, you're out of luck. Check also your system documentation for an application recovery disk that may contain any preloaded programs, or contact Medion for such. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "WeeClare" <WeeClare@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C99540A7-D367-4D6F-BA7E-EC82415DF688@xxxxxx Quote: >I used my restore disk to restore my medion laptop back to factory settings >. > I followed all the instructions but it just installed windows (vista). > When it eventually finished i had only one icon on my desktop. my recycle > bin > and nothing else. > > I looked at install/uninstall programmes and there is nothing there > either. > A lot of programmes that came wth the laptop are missing. > > Some of my files are still there but things like my favourites in explorer > are not. > > Can anyone help me get back my laptop and how to get it back to factory > settings? |
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01-20-2008
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| | Re: Tried to restore Medion laptop to factory settings Thanks Rick, have a few of those folders but too complicated for me, so will phone medion tomorrow. Thanks again for replying "Rick Rogers" wrote: Quote: > Hi, > > What you probably did was a wipe and reload. Basically a clean install to a > formatted disk. Set folder options/view tab to see hidden and system > folders. If there is a windows.old folder on the root of the drive, then > there is a chance you can recover the old installation. Otherwise, you're > out of luck. Check also your system documentation for an application > recovery disk that may contain any preloaded programs, or contact Medion for > such. > > -- > Best of Luck, > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > > "WeeClare" <WeeClare@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:C99540A7-D367-4D6F-BA7E-EC82415DF688@xxxxxx Quote: > >I used my restore disk to restore my medion laptop back to factory settings > >. > > I followed all the instructions but it just installed windows (vista). > > When it eventually finished i had only one icon on my desktop. my recycle > > bin > > and nothing else. > > > > I looked at install/uninstall programmes and there is nothing there > > either. > > A lot of programmes that came wth the laptop are missing. > > > > Some of my files are still there but things like my favourites in explorer > > are not. > > > > Can anyone help me get back my laptop and how to get it back to factory > > settings? > |
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01-20-2008
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| | Re: Tried to restore Medion laptop to factory settings Hi, If the windows.old folder exists, the procedure to regain the original system is outlined here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168 -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "WeeClare" <WeeClare@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:CFE866C9-5287-469C-8D33-53BF1A1222D2@xxxxxx Quote: > Thanks Rick, have a few of those folders but too complicated for me, so > will > phone medion tomorrow. Thanks again for replying > > "Rick Rogers" wrote: > Quote: >> Hi, >> >> What you probably did was a wipe and reload. Basically a clean install to >> a >> formatted disk. Set folder options/view tab to see hidden and system >> folders. If there is a windows.old folder on the root of the drive, then >> there is a chance you can recover the old installation. Otherwise, you're >> out of luck. Check also your system documentation for an application >> recovery disk that may contain any preloaded programs, or contact Medion >> for >> such. >> >> -- >> Best of Luck, >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com >> >> "WeeClare" <WeeClare@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:C99540A7-D367-4D6F-BA7E-EC82415DF688@xxxxxx Quote: >> >I used my restore disk to restore my medion laptop back to factory >> >settings >> >. >> > I followed all the instructions but it just installed windows (vista). >> > When it eventually finished i had only one icon on my desktop. my >> > recycle >> > bin >> > and nothing else. >> > >> > I looked at install/uninstall programmes and there is nothing there >> > either. >> > A lot of programmes that came wth the laptop are missing. >> > >> > Some of my files are still there but things like my favourites in >> > explorer >> > are not. >> > >> > Can anyone help me get back my laptop and how to get it back to factory >> > settings? >> |
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