reinstall windows xp home no cd

[fuzzypumpkins]

I have a dell, and the way I wipe the pc clean is to restart the pc, then I press some buttons which brings up the restore "to when I first got my pc" I've done it before, I just forget those simple keys you press when the pc is booting up. Anyone know which keys I press. thanks.

[Tru3Racing]

Yeah, i would like to know too

[guitardrumr123]

Well, it's generally different for each PC, since I'm pretty sure what your talking about is going through the bios. Given that it's a PC running windows though, I'd hazard a guess that F12 will get you into the bios. I believe F3 might be the setup options. Again, it's different for different PCs, but try those. Just remember not to change settings if you don't know what they do.

[Bigwrenn]

You can also try hitting the "pause/break" button during the boot up screen. Once the computer stops (you'll know it has stopped when the cursor will just sit there flashing and nothing happens) hit the delete button a couple times and that should take you to the BIOS setup screen.

[bubba069]

I think its crt+F11 for lappys and F2 for desktops

but go to dells web site and look at the FAQ's or better yet call them. thats what the tech support is for.

[fuzzypumpkins]

it was ctrl + f11 .....it brought up the symantec system restore. Problem solved.