I have the emachines desk top W3619 and Im wondering how to restore it...it has windows vista on it and ive tried the f9 thru f11 keys and tried doing some some stuff from the start menu but all i can get to is system recovery

may be you can try to fix the issue by software, and restore your system by a recovery disk. Windows Boot Genius may be available to you.

Download and install the audio drivers from the emachines web site and you will get sound again. Here is the link

Each computer manufacturer has a special key you have to hit WHEN YOU POWER ON the computer.E Machines and Gateway PC use F11,Here is the trick- power the computer off, and then power it back on and start tapping the appropriate key F11 until a screen pops up saying "DO YOU WANT TO DO A SYSTEM RESTORE" Once this system restore window opens, stop tapping and just follow the instructions. Some of the older computers may ask you for the restore discs so have those ready. Most newer computers do not need restore discs. The whole system restore could take 2 or 3 hours. When done, reboot your computer and it should be all new and speedy again.

If your trying to restore your machine back to factory setting then you can follow the steps below: 1. Go to start menu 2. Click on all programs
3. Click on Emachine
4. Click on Emachine recovery management
5. Click on restore on the bar across the top
6. Click on restore to system factory default or 1. Turn OFF you computer 2. Press and Hold ALT key then tap F10 8 times immediately after you turn you computer on. Hope this information will be helpful. Thank you forusing FIXYA.

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ask emachines for duplicate dvds of your startup disks.
your os is Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
any copy of that would work, but you wouldn't have the cyberlink or other software

before doing that
you may first try checking for viruses or startup programs
and then reinstalling any game software

maybe your sims is broken. verify that it works on another machine

F11. every manufacturer has a magic little button to push. E-Machines uses F11. When it first starts up, press F11. There won't be a prompt for it, just keep tapping the F11 key until it asks if you want to do a system restore. it should bring you to a factory restore utility. Don't forget to back up all you data first. When you do the restore, it erases all your saved data.

1. 1 Place the recovery disk that came with the eMachines computer into the CD or DVD drive. Restart the computer.
   
2. 2 Click "Next" when the operating system restoration screen appears. Click "Repair Your Computer" and then select "Next."
   
3. 3 Locate your eMachine's current operating system in the list of available operating systems, such as "Windows Vista." Click the appropriate choice and then choose "Next."
   
4. 4 Select "Load Drivers" and wait for the drivers to finish installing. Select "System Restore" and then click "Next."
   
5. 5 Scroll down through the list of available restore points. Select the first restore point if you want to completely revert the computer to factory settings. Select a later restore point if you just want to roll back any changes to your computer to an earlier date.
   
6. 6 Click "Next" and then select "Finish." Click "Yes" and then choose "Restart" to restore the eMachines computer.
   

if you are talking about the factory settings restore
1: windows XP- restart.. on dell logo hold down ctrl and tab F11 and push the restore tab as u see it
2: vista- restart .. on dell logo tap F8 and select repair my computer.. login as admin.. from the list choose dell factory image restore and confirm data deletion.

You should be able to do it with the recovery disk that came with the PC, otherwise, you will just have to re-install windows.