[Tech] Setting back to Factor Settings.

[Gombol]

If I set my computer back to factory settings, would it clear my 2nd hard drive as well?

Everythings crashing randomly, my computer restarts by itself, It's getting rather annoying, and I'm going to assume I have some kind of hardcore virus on my computer that my scanners haven't picked up.

 

[Huung]

If I set my computer back to factory settings, would it clear my 2nd hard drive as well?

Everythings crashing randomly, my computer restarts by itself, It's getting rather annoying, and I'm going to assume I have some kind of hardcore virus on my computer that my scanners haven't picked up.

If by "factory settings" you mean you're going to wipe your OS install and reinstall, then it will only wipe whichever hard drive you choose to wipe. You could potentially wipe the second, but you'd have to choose to do so

 

[Gombol]

If by "factory settings" you mean you're going to wipe your OS install and reinstall, then it will only wipe whichever hard drive you choose to wipe. You could potentially wipe the second, but you'd have to choose to do so

No, I mean set back to Factory Settings, AKA, Brand New, so it wipes all programs but keeps the OS, but makes a clean hard drive.

 

[SgtFury]

You are both describing the same thing. When you do a Factory settings wipe, it will delete everything then reinstall your operating system automatically. It won't keep it.

 

[Gombol]

You are both describing the same thing. When you do a Factory settings wipe, it will delete everything then reinstall your operating system automatically. It won't keep it.

Oh, fair enough.

 

[Huung]

You are both describing the same thing. When you do a Factory settings wipe, it will delete everything then reinstall your operating system automatically. It won't keep it.

This.

 

[Wol]

*headdesk*

What OS is it?

Have you tried a "repair OS" thing at all?

 

[Gombol]

*headdesk*

What OS is it?

Have you tried a "repair OS" thing at all?

Vista. And Nope.

 

[bacon]

If in doubt unplug the 2nd hard drive first.

 

[Wol]

If in doubt unplug the 2nd hard drive first.

noooo! Don't do that. If you unplug it, all the data will fall out of the socket

I'd say try doing a repair if there is an option to. There was with XP so I imagine there should be with vista.

 

[Traxata]

Wouldn't count on it to be in the slight bit useful...

 

[bacon]

I've always found the Vista repair utility to be really good.

 

[Dragon]

I've always found the Vista repair utility to be really good.

I'Ve always found Vista to be shite ... just get yourself W7!

 

[Pingue]

Agreed, get 7 if you can. However, the vista repair thingy is a life saver. Typically, probably the one good thing about vista.
I think you have to be particularly special to wipe a 2nd hard drive. You have to be special enough to ignore the warnings of "THIS WILL WIPE ALL YOUR DATAS EVAR", anyway.