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I just bought a used Asus U81 net-book, and I am wanting to do a full system restore. The netbook came with windows vista and they used the upgrade disk to windows 7. The people I purchased it from never set up a back-up point, nor did they have the restore disks, and the only options I can find requires one or the other.

Is there anyway to do a full system restore, preferable to factory settings?

On start up (before Windows loads) tap F9 when the Asus logo appears, to access the recovery partition. Follow on screen instructions.


***This may erase all your unsaved data!***

You're looking to do what's called a "reformat", where you completely erase the drive, then install Windows fresh and new (Windows 7, of course).

In all my experience, I can tell you confidently that the Windows "upgrade" feature is simply a headache. It should never be used.

You'll need to have a Windows 7 disc. You can buy these at most stores that sell computers (Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target, etc...). Alternatively, you can contact the place where you purchased your computer and demand one.

The easiest way would be to click the start orb and search system restore.

Hi John,

I agree with Eddie. You will need to do a reinstall (custom) of Windows 7 with the original Windows 7 disk in order to restore to factory settings. Besides that, you can try to clean up your computer - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Delete-files-using-Disk-Cleanup. Also, check out these tips for optimizing Windows 7 for best performance - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Optimize-Windows-7-for-better-performance.

Hope this helps!
Cassandra
Microsoft Windows Outreach
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