How to factory restore Windows 7 without CD?
My computer was originally running Windows XP. Some time a while back a friend of mine who had purchased Windows 7 allowed me to use his CD to install it on my computer. It's been working fine until now. The computer is starting to have problems and I wanna restore it to factory settings. The friend who allowed me to use the CD has moved away so now I don't have access to use it for the restore. I searched online and found a method that told me to go into Control Panel -> System and security -> Backup and Restore -> Recover System settings for your computer -> Advanced Recovery methods and says from there it should give me an option to revert to factory settings. But I don't have that option (I'm guessing this is since my computer was originally XP...) So I'm wondering if there's a way to reinstall windows 7 without having the CD. I don't wanna have to resort to torrenting Windows 7 so some help or a method if there is one would be awesome!
Windows 7 Restore Help!!!!!!!?
Hello, I have an HP G60 running Windows 7 Ultimate currently, the original Operating System was Windows Vista Home Premium. I want to restore the laptop but I want to keep Windows 7. I dont have any disks for Windows 7, nothing at all for it. So if I factory restore my laptop will it revert back to Windows Vista or stay at Windows 7, I do have a recovery partition on the laptop. 10 points to best answer!!!! Thanks!!
HP has service manuals for all their laptops on the Internet.
To restore your Windows 7 computer to factory settingsBack up important files and data. If you do not back up your files, you will lose them.Turn off your computer.Disconnect everything but the monitor, keyboard and mouse. This includes your:scannerprintermodem or network cablesmobile phone and tabletUSB flash drive or other external hard driveIf your laptop is docked, remove it from the docking station.When the Lenovo logo appears on the screen, press F11 several times to open the Advanced Boot Options menu.Note: If the Advanced Boot Options menu doesn't open, wait for the Windows login prompt. Then restart the computer and try again.Use the Arrow keys to select Repair Your Computer and then press Enter.On the System Recovery Options menu, select a keyboard layout and click Next.On the next screen you can log in as a local user or the Administrator.Note: Use the drop down menu to the right of User name: to select the local user or the Administrator account and enter the password for that account. If you have not set up a password on the local user account leave the password space empty and click OK.Click Next to open the Confirm Data Deletion menu.Select the Yes, reformat hard drive and restore system software to factory condition check box and click Next.Note: The restore process begins and may take five or more minutes to complete. A message appears when the operating system and factory-installed applications have been restored to factory condition.After the restore operation is complete, click Finish to restart the computer.Restore any data or programs you want from back up files.
To Restore favorite links1. Open Windows Explorer (Windows 7) or File Explorer (Windows 8/8.1).2. Right click on Favorites in the navigation pane, and click on Restore favorite links.