How do you reset to factory settings

reset to factory settings

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  • How do you reset your factory settings for calibration?

    I calibrated it and now I hate it. The photographs are all messed up and everything is darker than it used to be. I really want to reset it to what it was when I bought it a year ago. I don't know what to do. Please help!!!!

    Use the File/Find... command within the Finder and search on the term "windowserver". Finder should find files like com.apple.windowserver.plist and com.apple.windowserver.xxxxxxx.plist where xxxxxxx is a string of numbers and letters. Throw all such found files in the trash and restart the Mac.
    The discarded files will be automatically recreated by OS X when it restarts and discovers them missing. The newly created files will have factory default values, meaning a clean start with all display devices that have ever been attached to it, including the built-in display. If you have done calibrations for other (external) monitors, those will also be lost and have to be redone.

  • HT201365 how do i reset to factory settings on iPhone 4S?

    how can i dump my iphone and set to factory settings?   I did a sync with itunes and after i noticed my camera and siri are gone!   its a 4s so i really hate not having these two features,  the guy at apple store had never seen it before and found my back ups to be too late and already with this strange anomoly as part of my earliest saved backup.   dont have backup that is not flawed.  he said i can dump it and start again i guess.  got my pics saved now on my hp but how do i dump my phone back to original settings?

    Did you check Settings>General>Restrictions to be sure that Camera and Siri were both turned on?

  • How do i reset to factory settings without the disk?

    I want to reset my Imac to factory settings but I do not have the disk. Is there a way to do this? If not where can I get another reset disk?

    1. If the Mac shipped with Mac OS X 10.6.3 through 10.6.8, no. If it shipped with Mac OS X 10.6.2 or earlier, you can buy and use a retail DVD; for Intel Macs, these are available on the online Apple Store. If it shipped with Mac OS X 10.7 or newer, restart with the Option, Command, and R keys held down.
    2. Phone AppleCare and order replacements, or see point 2 above.
    (109541)

  • How do I reset to factory settings on OS X 10.6.8 when install disc is 10.5.5?

    Hi, I'm ready to sell a MacBook Pro I bought off a while ago on eBay that came with OS X Snow Leopard. The install disc that came with it however only included OS X Leopard. My question is that how do I reset the computer back to its default setting (erase all personal data) but keep Snow Leopard. I really need the answer quick. Thank you.

    Prepare Your Mac for Sale
    Boot from the OS X Installer Disc One that came with the computer.  After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button.  When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.  After DU loads select the startup volume from the left side list then click on the Erase tab.  Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) then click on the Options button.  Select the one pass Zero Data option and click on the OK button.  Then click on the Erase button.
    Note: You can skip the Zero Data option if you are not concerned about removing sensitive personal data from the hard drive.  If you choose to skip this part of the process then it is possible for others to recover data from the hard drive.  The Zero Data procedure will prevent others from getting access to your personal information.
    This process will take 30 minutes to several hours depending upon the size of the hard drive.  After formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer.  Now complete the OS X installation.  At the completion of the installation do not restart the computer.  Instead just shut it off.  The next user will be presented with the Setup Assistant when they turn on the computer just as it would if new out of the box.

  • HT4085 i tried to fix screen rotation on my ipad 2 after upgrading to ios 7.  did the lock / unlock button, the on/off and even reset to factory settings... nothing works... do not know what to do... any suggestions?

    i tried to fix screen rotation on my ipad 2 after upgrading to ios 7.  did the lock / unlock button, the on/off and even reset to factory settings... nothing works... do not know what to do... any suggestions?

    When you reset to factory settings, did you restore as new or did you restore from a backup? If you restored from a backup, you could try restoring as new and don't use the backup. If you do that, you will lose all of your data, but you can download or sync all of your content back to the iPad.
    You could also try resetting all settings before your restore as new. Settings>General>Reset>Reset all settings. You will have to re enter all device settings again.
    And of course the possibility does exist that the iPad has developed a hardware problem that is causing the rotation issue and only a visit to an Apple Store could determine that for sure.

  • How do you reset an i pad to factory settings?

    How do you reset an i pad to factory settings?

    strines wrote:
    Do you think this will resolve a problem I have which is that I can't send e mails anymore using outlook.com on my i pad?
    No, you can try Reset and see if that helps.
    http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201559

  • HT1338 With original installation cd missing, how do you reset OSX 10.6.8 (originally OSX 10.5) to factory settings??

    With the original installation cd missing, how do you reset a computer (with OSX 10.5 upgraded to OSX 10.6.8) to its default settings?

    benfromnv wrote:
    With the original installation cd missing, how do you reset a computer (with OSX 10.5 upgraded to OSX 10.6.8) to its default settings?
    The machine came with 10.5, those disks are not available anymore from Apple.
    You use the $29 10.6.3 white retail disks you get from Apple store online or already have in your possession.
    Yes you upgraded OS X 10.5 to 10.6.3 with them, it also contains the entire 10.6.3.
    When you "upgraded" your Applications and User accounts folders remained while only OS X 10.5 folders was replaced with 10.6.3 folders.
    So if you hold the c or option key down while booting from the 10.6.3 disks, you can use Disk Utility to erase the entire drive and reinstall 10.6.3 only, like a brand new machine.
    How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6

  • Why wouldn't my iPod Have a reset option to reset to factory settings I believe I received a display iPod it came with games you can't play if you click on them it says for demonstration only and I can not download any apps or games wth do I do

    i bought this 3 months ago didn't open it or anything I know big idiot but it was for my daughters bday today she opens it and stuck to the back of it was a yellow sticker saying display model. What..... Ok so we charge it she can't wait to download her little grs and play and nope it won't let me download any apps or games so I tried to sync it with her brothers and no it won't so I google it  to find out how to reset to factory settings looked so easy should have known I go to settings then general and yep no reset option so I try the iTunes thing with the laptop nope didn't work I am ready to try the hammer you know where you continually beat the darn thing till you feel better ugh please any suggestions would be so appreciated

    You should be able to force it into recovery mode and restore it. Provided, that is, that it's not also activation locked. If there's an iCloud account set up on it with Find my iPod enabled, you're pretty much hosed.
    You may want to try contacting Amazon to see if you can return it. Was it actually sold by Amazon, or by a 3rd party? Amazon is getting to be as bad as eBay any more with all the 3rd party sellers.
    Amazon is NOT an authorized source for any Apple products. What you got was, as you have already figured out, a demo model. It was probably either liquidated along with the rest of the inventory from a brick and mortar retailer that went bust or possibly even stolen.

  • My laptop had to be reset to factory settings. prior to that i had all my itunes songs stored on a portable drive. how do i get itunes to recognize the drive as its library?

    my laptop had to be reset to factory settings. prior to that i had all my itunes songs stored on a portable drive. how do i get itunes to recognize the drive as its library?

    If the library file is on the external drive, hold <SHIFT> while launching iTunes.  When it prompts to select a library file or create a new one, point it to the location of the library file.
    If the library file was on the internal harddrive, easiest solution is to restore it from the backup.  If no backup exists, use File > Add Folder to library.  Also under Edit > Preferences > Advanced, change the library location unless you want iTunes to move the media to the internal drive.

  • HT201263 My phone screen is cracked and my LCD is broken.  I need to reset to factory settings before I discard it, how can I do this?

    My phone screen is cracked and my LCD is broken.  I need to reset to factory settings before I discard it, how can I do this?  I was able to get it into recovery mode, I unconnected it from my Find my iPhone (i couldn't erase that way because I can't connect to WIFI with the screen not working).  I clicked restore iPhone from iTunes, but it's been sitting on "Contacting the iPhone software update server..." for over 40 minutes.  Should I restart this process or is it supposed to take a really long time?  Thanks!

    My phone LCD is broken and I need to reset to factory settings before I discard it like how you did earlier but how do you got into recovery mode to unconnected it from your Find My iPhone as I can't connect to WIFI with the screen not working?

  • How do you Reset iPad to factory defaults

    How do you reset an iPad to factory defaults?

    Go into Recovery Mode per the instructions here.  You WILL lose all of your data (game scores, etc,) but, for the most part, you can redownload apps and music without being charged again.  Also, if you have IOS-7, read this.

  • Re: Nokia N8 how to reset to factory settings

    reset to factory settings code error

    himanshu225 wrote:
    reset to factory settings code error
    Do you mean that it won't accept lock code with default value of 12345 unless altered by yourself, when trying to carry out *#7370# reset?
    Happy to have helped forum in a small way with a Support Ratio = 37.0

  • IPhone 4s update was interrupted and message said phone had to be reset to factory settings.  Lost all photos from phone in process of transferring to pc.  Copy of my backup overroad that phone and all the old data and photos are gone.

    My boyfriend and I share an iTunes account. I just tried to update his phone and during the update an error message occurred saying that his phone had to be reset to factory settings.  It said it was an un setup phone and needed plugged in to iTunes.  With no other choice, we had to select reset to factory settings. Now, my phone backup through iCloud downloaded onto his and all of his contacts and photos were overridden by mine.  His photos were in process of transferring from the phone to the pc while this occurred and over 900 of them were complete when this happened.  They don't show up on the pc now either since the sycn wasn't finished.  Is there a way to get them back?  When we plug his phone in now it shows my name instead of his so I'm not sure how to get to an old version of his backups even. 

    Error -1 indicates a hardware issue with the device.
    Read here > http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694
    The device should still have warranty but unfortunately any service needs to be done in the US.
    Warranty check > https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
    Is it possible for you to send the device home and have a family member take it to the Apple Store?

  • My Windows 7 laptop had to be reset to factory settings and iTunes was wiped. I have all my songs and playlists on my iPod. Is there anyway to transfer the songs back over, but storing the number of plays I have and carrying across my playlists too?

    My laptop had a few problems and it had to be reset to factory settings. Meaning my iTunes was wiped clean and I had to reinstall it. My previous iTunes (and current iPod nano) has 13 playlists, over 2000 songs and a record of plays going back 2 years (which i would like back since a lot of my playlists are play based).
    I've followed guides online, and i've managed to get my songs from my iPod to my computer and thus onto iTunes again. But neither the play count, nor the playlists are transferring with these methods.
    Considering when I first bought this laptop I had to redo all my playlists and I KNOW how time consuming and bloody annoying it was I'd rather not do it again.
    Is there anyone that can give me a step by step guide of how to do this?
    I would GREATLY appreciate this, as at current i'm refusing to sync my iPod again as I am so desperate to cling onto the playlists and plays I have, which means no new songs...
    Please help if you can.

    The Ipod works fine.
    Battery charges regularly with the occasional glitch.
    Running iTunes 11.1.1.11
    I figured a Nano would probably connect in a simpler way than the touch, but only have a couple computers and cables to test.
    I've reinstalled iTunes, but not the full suite, and not all traces. I will attempt this, but I suspect its related to my touch. I was able to connect other iphones to my itunes without issue, using the same cable.

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