How can I do a Full System Recovery on a Compaq Preserio laptop without the Recovery Disc?

Published October 16, 2010

Question by TheArmedReaper: How can I do a Full System Recovery on a Compaq Preserio laptop without the Recovery Disc?
I’ve had a Compaq Presario C500 laptop for about 5 years, and it’s become very slow, so I’ve decided that I would do a full system recovery. But in order to do a full system recovery, I need the recovery disc that came with the laptop, but as it happens to be, I’ve lost it. I was wondering if there’s a solution so I could still recover the laptop to factory condition without the recovery disc.
Thanks.

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