How Do You Reformat A Laptop Computer?
It’s sluggish. It can’t run. It has too many errors. If it were human, you would think your laptop was sick. Despite everything you’ve tried, you cannot correct the problem, but there is one more thing you can do. Reformatting the laptop, using its system recovery program, will erase the hard drive and restore the laptop to the factory settings. This is a major step, since it will wipe out all documents and media stored on the laptop; however, it keeps you from having to take a bat to the laptop. Back up all important documents that are on the laptop. Save them to recordable CDs, DVDs or flash drives. Pictures can be uploaded to websites that store photos. If you have an online email account, you can email important documents to yourself. Make a list of all programs that you want to reinstall on the laptop. Note whether you have the installation CDs or whether you have to download them from the Internet. Also list any IDs and passwords associated with these programs. Locate the system
