How do I reset my computer back to the original manufactured settings?
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You should go to the manufacturer's site, there might be instructions there.Some computers will have a partition on the hard drive that you can restore from.System restore can also work .I would get on their case for that disk though.Do you have the manual ?If not ,usually it can be downloaded.Good luck Jessie!
900713
DO it from system restore.it always work.
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run > "MSCONFIG"\n\nBoot.ini tab\n\nDelete one entry of CP hpme (which is not working )\n\napply \n\nok\n\n\n\n\n\n.
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1) Click over your Desktop with the Right mouse button.\n2) Click on Properties\n3) Click on Configuration\n4) Click on Advanced Properties.\n\nThere must be an option for changing it back, some "funny" person must have done this to you.
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well some computers have a thing called system recovery where it takes the computer and restores it back when it was brand new out the box. If you start the computer it should tell you on the startup page which button to press. On my computer its F10
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If your running XP  you can go to system restore and click a date before you made the changes. then click ok and allow it to reboot.
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There are instructions on Microsoft here\nhttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q304148\nI found tweak ui program to be an easier way to undo it. You can download it here\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
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just re-install the os.\nfresh.  clean.
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How do I reset the printer settings to the default settings?\n\nDescription:\nFollow the steps listed below to reset the print settings to the original factory default settings.\n\n\nPress the Menu/Set key on the control panel. \nPress up or down navigation key to select Printer and press Menu/Set. \nPress up or down navigation key to select Reset Printer and press Menu/Set. \nPress 1 to select "Yes".\n\n\nIf the above solution is not applicable try manually reset it from Windows:\n\n-Start, Printer and Faxes\n-right click on your printer from the list then choose Properties\n-click Advanced tab from Properties window\n-click Printing defaults
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The suggestion to try system restore would be of great use if :\na) the operating system is one that supports system restore\nb) you could actually click on system restore to start it running\n\nI'd suggest hitting F8 as the pc boots, check in the BIOS that mouse support is enabled, and that the BIOS is set to 'know' the operating system is plug and play.Turn the PC off and un-plug the mouse. Now  re-boot, when its running press ctrl+alt+del twice, use the left and right arrow keys to highlight 'shut down', and press enter.... now reconnect the mouse and try again. This might just force the OS to re-load the drivers. \n\nIf that doesnt work, press the 'windows' key to bring up the start menu, use the arrow keys to find 'control panel' and press 'enter', arrow down to 'system' and press enter.... use the 'tab' key to navigate about to the 'hardware' tab and press enter again... you get the idea?.... get into the system properties bit and check that windows is detecting the mouse, if it is use the arrow keys/enter/tab stuff to remove it from the system. Ctrl+alt+del twice to re-boot and see if that forces a re-load
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try 'system restore'. under 'all programs' go to accecories, then system tools, there you'll see 'system restore'. go back to a time before you had that program installed
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Right-click on the taskbar\n\nChoose Properties\n\nMake sure Quick Launch is checked on\n\nMake sure Hide inactive Icons is checked off\n\nClick the Customize button\n\nClick Restore defaults
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hold alt key and \nhit t then \nhit o then \nhit r then \nrelease alt key then\nhit return.\n\nsame procedure to get back to original format.
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what do you mean by setting?windows settings?\nif so,and you have windows XP simply go to\nstart-all programs-accessories-system tools-system restore\nthen select restore and after that select the date you want to restore system to\n\ngood luck
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The easiest way is to do a system restore.  \n\nClick on Start\nThen Programs\nThen Accessories\nThen System tools\nThen System Restore\n\nAnd you will be asked to enter a date.  It will reset your computer to the way it was before the date you enter.  So if you accidently changed your settings yesterday, then enter a date before yesterday and it will put your system to how it was then.  \n\nBut note that any other changes and documents you have on your system will also change.  So if you have things you saved during this time period, save them on a disk first before you do a system restore.
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try this\ntools-----internet option-----advaced----restore defaults
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There are several ways to do this. Simple way is as follows,\n\nWAY ONE:\n1) Click start button ->run and type "msconfig" (without quotes"")and click ok\n\n2)Navigate to "Boot.ini" tab. Now select the operating system you want to be as default under "[Operating Systems]" and click "set as Default" button.\n\n3) Click oK and restart.\n\n\nWay TWO:\n1) Rightclick Mycomputer and select "properties".\n\n2) Under properties window select "Advanced" tab and then "settings" under "startup and recovery" Title.\n\n3)Now select the default operating system in the list there and click OK.\n\n\nWay THREE:\nBy directly editing boot.ini file in c drive which is hidden. I dont prefer this one for normal users. If any thing got wrong neither of your OS wont boot.\nKeep this way as an Idea but dont implement it.\n\n\n\nCheers...!