Factory Restore

My son did a "factory restore" on my gateway NE56R41u computer. Now when I turn it on it says: Windows could not complete the installation. To install Windows on this computer, restart the installation." BUT.....it won't let me do ANYTHING!! Help me.........please!!

I purchased an SE from someone selling online. She did provide the IMEI # prior to my purchasing and it showed it was not blacklisted. She set to factory settings. But when I went to Sprint to have the phone set-up. I was told that it was still listed with another owner under contract and a...

Hi. I have a Toshiba NB505 Netbook that I need to clear everything off the harddrive and delete windows. Lots of virus issues. Today I was told that is what need to be done but currently do not have the $125.00 the local shop is asking. I have tried tapping zero, f1, f8, with no luck at bringing...

I already rest to factory settings removed all data removed all cache how to fix this

So i have got a chromebook from school and it whenever i try and search something it says that its blocked. One of my friends says that there is something on the motherboard of it that is blocking it. Basically i want to return it to factory settings but i am not the admin. Can i do it?

i changed my msi from windows 8.1 to windows 7 and i regret it. is there any possible solution that i can reset my laptop to the original factory settings? please help! the specs: -Windows 8.1 -2 x DDR3L-1600 MHz,max 16GB -NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M

Its always saying enter password but the key pad dont work its been working when all this happens

i upgraded my lenovo G500s laptop from windows 8 single language to windows 10 pro manually but it dosent works great can restoring to factory settings will change the operating system too...

My acer aspire one cloudbook 14 was running slow so the guy at the shop told me to factory rest the laptop and remove all the files so i did and now the laptpp has been stuck installing windows for a week and a half. Please help, i need it for school work.

I have an MSI ge72 pro-003 laptop and it 1 year old. Every time I try to turn it on, it turn off immediately. The fan and the led keyboard light all turn on then off right after the msi logo appear. I try to factory restore it, then ( I forgot what it said) it said something like can't restore...

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Hi so my Acer aspire Windows 8 or ten was being restored to factory settings when it then restarted and now keeps restarting on this loop just the start up screen over and over again I've browsed all sites to try and figure this out but I seem to not get any answers that help Firstly to get...

Will not restore

I'm trying to sell my laptop so I restarted it to factory settings and now it keeps restarting itself over and over again for about a day now what can I do?

My acer laptop wont start up and just sends me to a blue screen that says "select an option". Ive tried all other options except for the cd and flash drive options but none have worked so iv'e just decided to reset it, But when i do it just stops at fifty. (Besides the one occasion it went to...

ive looked everywhere and trying to hold the 0 down doesnt work. Any help would be appreciated.

i was given a older acer laptop that had been reset to factory default when set up for wifi unit connect and downloaded updates and such but when i try to log on internet explorer says links broken i know connection is good to receave updates but i can not log on???

Ok I just recently purchased a asus gl552vw-dh71 laptop from a seller. The person had various files and programs and because I don't know what they were using the laptop for I figured it would be a safe bet to just factory restore the laptop. I tried to use enter the factory reset mode on the...

I have an HP Stream, running Windows 8.1. When you "refresh" the system, meaning, wiping it in Windows 8.1 to take all files off and essentially do a 'factory restore,' does it thereby take off anything nasty like a keylogger? Thanks Cathy

My tablet is a little glitchy and I do have ESET as a security measure but I am not sure how to save the data, mostly photographs actually, before I attempt to reset. Please bear in mind I am sort of a technodumbo but I am very able and willing to learn. Thanks in advance for any and all help

My laptop, a MSI GE62 2QD Apache Pro, started freezing and acting funny so I decided to use the F3 boot option to restore it to factory settings to speed it up like it used to be. The problem is, the only option under the Troubleshoot menu in F3 recovery for me is either "Reset This PC" or...

Need help can't do a factory reset on gateway Windows 10 did the f8 it give u the option to delete everything off PC which is done cause it a second hand PC now there nothing I want a factory setting so the apps r on there when u buy it

I did my first build this year and I got hacked last week. My computer is glitching unable to use microsoft and other programs. I want to start from scratch, Since im doing that I would like to set up OS on the SSD instead of the HHD. this time around after its all said and done i will save...

I have a dell inspiron 7720 (windows 8 originally windows 10 now) and i wanted to reset it because a program was not installing. So I got started and I started to reset it keeping my files and it failed. I tried again and this time making permanent reset (I backed up my files). I went to the...

Dell reset my administrative password back to factory settings and now, every time an app comes up asking, if i want it to have permission to do something i have to click o because i don't know what the password is. Also when i tried to reset the administrative password i can't because it wants...

My lop top will not boot.. it keep sticking in recovery factory default software screen....won't work when I press 0.. need help When I tried to boot it keep stuck on the screen saying initializing the portion

I just got this. I turned it on, it worked. I turned it off and back on it worked. I turned it off again now, I get the HP Screen which says "PRESS ESC FOR STARTUP MENU". If you press nothing it goes to a black screen with a flashing grey _ in the top left corner. How can I get this to boot...

I have tried to use my recovery cds but two of the cds are causing further errors such as 10-FC06-0002 Recovery Error. And I am constantly getting the BOOTMGR IS MISSING use Control Alt Delete to restart the computer. So I gather that I have corrupt files on the Hard Drive so the Recover to...

It has amministration password I don't know what it is I'm trying to factory reset it help

So I have a blaupunkt TV we brought it with no remote. Anyway the colour was off so I tried to sort it out in doing so I've accidently reset the TV to factory settings. But now I cannot change the channel to HDMI 1 which I need. I can get the channels up but cannot select one using the...

I was resetting my grandson's Acer Aspire E15 to factory settings everything looked fine and it stopped half way through and the screen said something happened and there was a cancel button only so I canceled. Now it won't reboot, When I turn it on it shows the Acer screen and says preparing...

I have a new Dell with a problem. Explorer opens on its own, or switches to various ad sites on its own. Perhaps I could return it o factory settings? I have deleted the two programs I had downloaded but the problem remains

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 which will not allow for a factory reset. I have held down the power, up volume and home buttons. The screen shows the samsung title, then turns black, then the cycle begins again. This continues endlessly. The android icon never shows. I have also tried holding the...

I'm trying to reset my toshiba laptop to factory settings but when I press F8 when starting up my laptop the choose repair your computer I get the following message The installed program cannot start, click OK to turn off the computer Any ideas?

suggested way does not work

I am trying to restore my Macbook Pro to factory settings and the command+r function during restart is not working. What else can I try?

Going to sell my Asus netbook so need it at factory settings. Can someone please tell me how to do it , in very simple terms? Thanks

I haven't updated anything, I wanted to reset my laptop to factory settings and it's been on 10% or like 20 minutes! What do I do??

My laptop is fast in other categories, but when im gaming its really slow. I reset my laptop to its factory settings because i thought it would help. It did for a couple of days. When it was fast i could usually get 100+ frames per second in games, but now i can barely get 20 frames per second...

(2011 Dell XPS 15 L502X, Core i5, 4GB ram, 7200rpm HD, 1GB Nvidia graphics, Win 7) I have done a complete factory restore, but it is still slow when doing simple things like loading Word, or when I click on the home button it takes a second or two to load, and when I hover the mouse over the...

Hey, my laptop screen is broken and connected to a Grundig Vivance tv via HDMI. I want to reset the computer to factory default settings because of all the malware shit I have on it, but I'm not sure if my laptop will automatically connect to the tv. Help?

ok, here is what happened. my samsung laptop had USER32.dll problems on every other file after i installed the new graphics driver. After i searched what to do, i decided to restore my laptop to factory default. I have a samsung laptop, so i pressed f4 while the computer was turning on, but it...

In the boot mode of my Toshiba satellite radius, the HDD/SDD says N/A. I called Toshiba tech support and said it needed a recovery media because the computer says "reboot and select proper boot device." I finally received my recovery media today and when I went to the recovery of factory default...

I've tried to restore my laptop and all I get is enter password. Is it possible to redo the holding 0 button?

Is the Toshiba satellite built in factory default recovery option as good as reformatting your computer with a disk?

pressing the zero while powering doesnt work. no beeping , warning screen or anything. goes straight to password screen. and I forgot my password.

keys out of control

My Sharp Aquos tv says incompatible video signal has been received Only on some channels Have tried new aerial Reset factory settings Nothing else is connected to tv It has an internal set top box Could it be the set top box has died

Hi everyone, I just got two Toshiba M200s from a relative, and I want to restore them to factory settings. I tried a Windows XP usb boot disk, but no dice. I would use a CD or DVD, but it has no optical drive. So is it possible? Thanks.

How do I factory restore my Acer aspire one laptop without using alt- f10?

I tried to factory restore it and now my computer won't let me log in

Need help I need to know how to factory restore a Toshiba satellite A105-S2101 system unit model #PSAA5U-01300Q serial #56253856Q it is running Windows XP but don't have the disc it is old computer forgot the passwords to sign on can't got in was going to let granddaughter use it

My toshiba is stuck at 55% when restoring to factory settings. Been saying that for 10 hours now!

My HP android beats laptop's keyboard doesn't work. Idk how to do the factory settings on it! And also dont suggest pressing f10 or whatever cos my laptop doesnt show you where is f9, f10 etc!:(

I am trying to do a factory restore process and the "restoring system" part went really quick and smooth. took about 10 mins. the Udating System chugged along nicely but a lot slower. Now it is on 99% and seems to be stuck (been on 99 for nearly half an hour). the whole process has taken 1 hour...

My computer has some sort of virus on it so, i'm hoping by factory resetting the laptop I will be able to get rid of it but, whenever I try to reset it, it doesn't work. I hold down the 0 while starting up my computer and it makes the long beep before starting up as normal and I cannot reset...

My samsung galaxy tablet 2 10.1 was frozen and I rebooted it back to factory settings but it is now stuck(frozen) on the Samsung name on the screen

Hi. Last night my tablet froze and would not turn off. Tried everything and ended up taking the battery out this morning to see if that would work. Now my tablet will not turn on at all! It will act as if its charging by coming up with the battery sign but it won't actually be charging. I tried...

HP Pavillion - Used recovery media to restore to factory settings due to virus. HDD formatted then went on to install OS, but recovery media was corrupt, now i have no boot drive...please help (windows 8.1)

Help to reset my MacBook Pro 2015 to factory settings