Compaq Vista Recovery From Boot and Hard Drive

If you are unable to get into Windows to start the recovery then you start the process when you first switch on the PC.

As soon as you turn on your PC, tap the F11 key on the keyboard until you get the "Windows is loading files..." message.

When Recovery Manager has loaded click advanced options

Choose system recovery

If you wish to try and backup any data then choose backup your files first and follow the on screen instructions

To run the recovery without backing up your data choose to recover without back up

The recovery will launch and restore your system back to it's factory default state