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i want to reset my computer back to factory settings cause it is too slow and i can,t download any thing cause it says not enough memory
You don't need to download anything. If your computer came with a recovery disk, you must use that. Insert it and restart your PC. It should automatically send you to the recovery menu to reboot to factory settings.
There's also a way depending on your model etc.. To reboot back to factory from your hard drive. Some computers on XP have a system restore option which will reboot to factory without the CD.But you haven't given any details on what PC you have, the make or model etc...
So I have no idea on what the keyboard shortcut will be.
On Dell PC's it's CTRL + F11. But will differ on different computers.
"i can,t download any thing cause it says not enough memory" Are you sure that's what it said? Could it be that your hard drive is almost full? Hard drive storage space & memory are 2 completely different things. Before going to the extreme of wiping your drive & starting over, try dumping some of the uselss crap, uninstall unneeded programs, & transfer your important files (pics, videos, music, word docs, etc) to CD/DVDs or an external hard drive.
Start by installing CCleaner-Slim. Start the program, make sure "hotfix uninstallers" is checked, then click Analyze. How much will it remove? My guess is a LOT. It's safe to remove everything it finds - just click Run Cleaner.
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/bu...
You should also click Tools > Startup then look at which programs are preloading in the background when Windows starts. There are very few that are absolutely necessary & you should be able to identify every single one of them. I've already cleaned up my Startup list (currently using my laptop) but to give you an example, all I have left are entries for the audio, graphics, touchpad, & anti-virus.
Running MSCONFIG is another waay to clean up the startup list:
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