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Compaq D310 Restore Partition?

  • 31-01-2012 10:43am
    #1
    Greylor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭


    Sup all!

    Could use some help with an issue I have here...

    I have an old Compaq D310 computer that nobody knows how to access (all forgotten passwords and ancient accounts of previous users). I want to restore to factory defaults (i.e. use a restore function to format the drive and reinstall the Windows that it already has on it). I did this with a Windows 7 PC yesterday, and wanted to do it with thie D310 running Windows XP Pro.

    Unfortunately I can't seem to find the restore option. After some research I am getting the impression that the D310 came about before restore partitions were put onto these machines so, unless I am reading it wrong, apparently I need some kind of recovery disk.

    How do I go about getting one of these recorvery disks? Is it something I can download and burn to a disk? If so, where can I get it? Do I even need it?


Comments

  • #2
    uch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭uch


    You'll need XP install media, a recovery disk is for troubleshooting.

    21/25



  • #3
    norbert64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭norbert64


    According to this,
    http://www.ehow.com/how_8464629_factory-restore-compaq-d310.html
    she comes/came with a recovery disc, back in the day.

    So I guess if you don't have it, she's lost somewhere in the ether, lol.

    In that case, you have 2 options.
    1. Take out the hdd and put it in (a caddy) another machine as secondary storage to view/backup any files. Then grab an xp pro cd from somewheres and re-install from scratch.
    2. Grab a win xp pro cd from somewheres and re-install from scratch, forgetting about any possible data loss. :cool:

    You can order a proper recovery disk here for 30 bucks if you're that set on the idear. ;)
    http://recovery-disks.com/

    TBH, I'd just hit up some of your mates for an XP cd. Someones bound to have one lying around.


  • #4
    BopNiblets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭BopNiblets


    No need to take out the hard drive, run a Linux LiveCD/LiveUSB and copy the stuff you want onto an external drive with it.


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