restore factory settings, no cd tho??

[aymi]

Hi im going to try my q again lol i bought this comp (ei system) a week or so ago i insalled my security with mcafee which came free with my sky bb package, by the looks of it, it had'nt installed properly and so i havent been covered and so got some viruses i have installed avg which has picked up most threats but still have some on which cannot be detected such as winanonymous i have been told to do a system reboot altogether i dont mind wiping any programmes as i have nothing really stored but will my vista still be on i have no disk which came with computer apart from my works 9 cd how do i reboot and will it b ok without backup?
will my windows vista still be on?

[zingo1327]

HI,
If you check the back of your desktop case or laptop case there should be a Microsoft validation number to prove that there was a genuine Vista or XP operating system installed on the machine by the manufacturers. Borrow a Vista or XP operating disk from a friend and boot up .When it asks you for the validation code type in the numbers on your case..not the code that your friend uses.
This should get you up and running.

[zingo1327]

hi,
Further to your question. A reboot only means shutting down the computer and restarting it. I presume you mean reformat which will scrub everything including Vista.
To reformat, delete everything by clicking on Start then Explore and delete all that will delete.
When this is done, right click on C drive and select Format.
Warning..as I say this will scrub your entire hard drive so you must have a windows VIsta or XP disk