Reg? System restore doesn't always work. Even I know this from previous restores on my computer before I had to unhook everything and take it to PC warehouse. There were more problems with it then then there are now. Thats because I run a program called fix it and it cleans up the registry so I don't mess something up in it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reginald George" <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:31 AM Subject: [real-eyes] Re: RESTORING MY COMPUTER I hesitate to jump in here and say a totally blind person shouldn't try to do it, but a totally blind person probably shouldn't try to do it. LOL. As an interim measure you could try running system restore and picking a restore date and time when everything seemed to be working properly for you. This process doesn't lose any of your data. XP can also be installed over the top of itself and this may solve some problems. Then you wouldn't have to recreate your E-mail accounts and all that garbage. As for the drivers if you do decide to do the full reformat before you do it right down the dell service tag number and code. You can get these under programs/dell accessories. You can put those in on the support page at Dell and it will give you all the driver downloads for your system. ----- Original Message ----- From: "alicia" <astarner@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:04 AM Subject: [real-eyes] RESTORING MY COMPUTER Hello, Everyone: My computer is 2 1/2 years old and is having some issues recently. Actually a lot of them and I want to restore my computer to out of the box condition. I have a Windows XP disk with a serial number; however, I was wondering if this process is something that can be done by a totally blind person. My husband, who is sighted, tells me that he would do it for me, but my computer is a Dell and he is afraid of doing it because of the drivers. I don't have a drivers disk, but I know the drivers for my computer are available on the Dell website. That would be another question I have. How do I know what drivers I need if I want to reformat my computer? Can I install windows on top of the windows I have on my computer, or is it done differently. I have no money to take it to a professional, which is my preference, and my new semester begins on Monday. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Alicia "The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness, but the attitude of >seeing people towards them." >- Helen Keller, 1925 To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes __________ NOD32 2779 (20080109) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes