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22-11-07, 04:35 PM

I tried this last night without much success.

I followed the instructions by putting the red floppy disk in the drive and booting it up. It goes to MS-DOS with Abort/Restart/Retry or something.

If I type anything it keeps repeating it until I type A to abort and it then continues. It then ask's me to insert Master CD into the Drive ( the manual say's DVD drive )

I have 2 old Back Up discs I created ages ago which I presume its asking for as I have f*ck all else. However it doesn't seem to do anything from there. It says it will take time to do its thing but not 3 hours surely?

See instructions:
Recovery Disk Recovery

Note: All Data will be lost make sure you back up

• Insert the red Packard Bell boot floppy disk into the floppy disk
• Restart/switch on the computer.
• If you have created the backup CD’s then insert Disk 1 NOW
• The computer will load from the disk and display the following message:

1. Standard System Restore: this will return the computer to its "out of the box" state.
2. Advanced Options: this will allow you to restore Microsoft® Windows® XP without the additional software (this can be installed later if required).
3. Tools: this option allows access MS DOS utilities such as FDISK and Format.
4. Cancel and return to DOS: exits the program and returns to an MS DOS prompt.

• Select “1” on the keyboard to continue
• The recovery will take 30 mins to 1:30 hrs.
• Change CD’s as prompted
• Once complete don’t forget to remove the floppy disk before you reboot.

22-11-07, 04:35 PM	#6
DanDare Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Daft PC question I tried this last night without much success. I followed the instructions by putting the red floppy disk in the drive and booting it up. It goes to MS-DOS with Abort/Restart/Retry or something. If I type anything it keeps repeating it until I type A to abort and it then continues. It then ask's me to insert Master CD into the Drive ( the manual say's DVD drive ) I have 2 old Back Up discs I created ages ago which I presume its asking for as I have fck all else. However it doesn't seem to do anything from there. It says it will take time to do its thing but not 3 hours surely? See instructions: Recovery Disk Recovery* Note: All Data will be lost make sure you back up • Insert the red Packard Bell boot floppy disk into the floppy disk • Restart/switch on the computer. • If you have created the backup CD’s then insert Disk 1 NOW • The computer will load from the disk and display the following message: 1. Standard System Restore: this will return the computer to its "out of the box" state. 2. Advanced Options: this will allow you to restore Microsoft® Windows® XP without the additional software (this can be installed later if required). 3. Tools: this option allows access MS DOS utilities such as FDISK and Format. 4. Cancel and return to DOS: exits the program and returns to an MS DOS prompt. • Select “1” on the keyboard to continue • The recovery will take 30 mins to 1:30 hrs. • Change CD’s as prompted • Once complete don’t forget to remove the floppy disk before you reboot.