How to restaure my Imac at factoriel setting

I try to erase my hard disk (IMac) i got problem with Norton anti virus and restaure from times capsule
Thanks in advance

Hi Patrick,
If you are looking to restore from a previous Time Machine backup, you may find the following article helpful:
Mac Basics: Time Machine
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1427
Cheers,
- Brenden

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