windows 7 factory reset

fozz10 · 08-12-2013 11:12AM #1

how do i do this? I Cant find the recovery disk that came with the laptop(if i even got one its 3/4 years ago. driving me mad all morning. I have the product key because its available on my control panel. I want to do a full reset.

demanufactured · 08-12-2013 11:13AM

What make is the laptop?

fozz10 · 08-12-2013 11:25AM

toshiba satellite

demanufactured · 08-12-2013 11:36AM

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=toshiba+satelite+factory+restore

fozz10 · 08-12-2013 03:11PM

nothing will work for me off any of the info from googling it. its supposed to give you the option of doing a system recovery after you hold 0 while powering on but it doesnt give me that option. just the usual boot menu.

demanufactured wrote: »

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=toshiba+satelite+factory+restore

gctest50 · 08-12-2013 03:39PM

You could just do an ordinary re-install - won't take long ?

fozz10 wrote: »

I have the product key because its available on my control panel. I want to do a full reset.

Are you sure thats not the Product ID ?

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/downloads/KeyFinderInstaller.exe <---- will display the CD key ( write this down )

The key might be on a tiny green sticker on the bottom of the laptop too

Download the drivers first from here :

http://www.toshiba.co.uk/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp?service=UK

http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24209.iso <

Windows 7 Home Premium ( if thats what is on your laptop)

Tool to make it easier to copy the files onto a USB stick or DVD ( ALL data on the USB key will be erased )

http://images2.store.microsoft.com/prod/clustera/framework/w7udt/1.0/en-us/Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe

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fozz10 · 08-12-2013 03:51PM

theres 31 drivers? All of them?

Darren 83 · 08-12-2013 03:57PM

Turn on laptop and keep pressing f8

gctest50 · 08-12-2013 03:58PM

What model is it ?

eg

Satellite L750D

should be on a sticker on the bottom of the laptop

fozz10 · 08-12-2013 04:01PM

satellite c650-154

gctest50 · 08-12-2013 04:16PM

Tool to show information about your laptop - note down exactly which wireless card is in it - you'll need this later

http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tedd-files2/0/pcdt-en-20080616122008.zip

http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tedd-files2/0/csutil-20100512132816.zip <

Chipset

http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tedd-files2/0/display-20110218151841.zip <

Video Driver

http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tedd-files2/0/lan-20110218151951.zip <

LAN driver

http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tedd-files2/0/sound-20110218151916.zip <

Audio

http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tedd-files2/0/webcam-20110218150640.zip <

webcam

http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tedd-files2/0/regpatch-20110218151430.zip <

registry patch

The wireless driver is a bit of fun with them, you need to suss out which card is in your laptop :

https://aps.toshiba-tro.de/wlan/?page=downloads

http://ninite.com/ <

When you're finished, this will install "necessary programs" all in one go - saves time

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fozz10 · 08-12-2013 06:45PM

I have the HDD recovery on the hard drive as all toshiba's did after 2007 instead of a recovery disk. But i just cant get it to appear on my options when i hold 0 and power up like the manual says. anyone know how else i can get this working? i dont want t go down the long route yet cause its there but i just cant get it to appear when i boot it up.

Darren 83 · 08-12-2013 06:51PM

fozz10 wrote: »

I have the HDD recovery on the hard drive as all toshiba's did after 2007 instead of a recovery disk. But i just cant get it to appear on my options when i hold 0 and power up like the manual says. anyone know how else i can get this working? i dont want t go down the long route yet cause its there but i just cant get it to appear when i boot it up.

Did you try keep pressing f8 when turning it on

fozz10 · 08-12-2013 07:27PM

Darren 83 wrote: »

Did you try keep pressing f8 when turning it on

yea that has nothing to do with what im looking to do. if i had the cd i could just go in there and use the boot menu from normal.

demanufactured · 08-12-2013 08:17PM

Try holding Ctrl and tapping f10 or f11 while it powers up...think I did that with mine before.

fun.bobby1981 · 16-12-2013 01:00PM

Hi folks,

I hope ye don't mind me jumping on this thread, but I have a system restore issue someone may be able to help with ...

Got the blue screen yesterday and eventually had to resort to a full factory restore, which I set going yesterday evening some time.

I woke this morning and it was "Installing Sysprep - Factory Mode", which was about 8:30 am. Its now 13:00 and the restore hasn't progressed.

I'm using recovery disks I burned when I bought the laptop over 2 years ago.
It's a packard bell easy note running windows 7.

The HDD Activity LED is flashing briefly at what looks like regular intervals of 1 second approx (I'm hoping this is not a sign of a fail task/retry loop of some sort).

Am I looking at a HDD issue here or is it possible that the restore could actually take this long?

Thanks for any help

windows 7 factory reset

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