Screen cracked, how can I restore computer?

[Hotshot123]

A few months ago my laptop's screen cracked. I've been using an HDMI cable to still use it, but my computer is getting full and slow and I want to perform a system restore but the HDMI cable doesn't kick in until I'm choosing an account. So I can't see when I'm trying to restore. Any ideas around this? Thanks.

 

[Ztruker]

Borrow a regular display to use. Connect it to the external VGA connector on the laptop. You may have to press a Fn+F?? key to switch the display from internal to external.

 

[whs]

If by 'restore' you mean reinstall, you can use this method. There you work from an installation DVD.


http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html

 

[Ztruker]

If by 'restore' you mean reinstall, you can use this method. There you work from an installation DVD.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html

How can he do that if he can't see anything?

 

[frankiemountain]

Get a used screen on ebay for 75 bucks and swap it out. Unless you have a secondary vga port, there is no other way.

 

[whs]

Or a TV set. Plus the HDMI may kick in during the installation.