Thanks again computer techies. I've reformatted my pc properly. On to my next question! lol
So I've created a backup on my external hard drive. Dunno if I did it correctly, but I think I did. Anyway, if I were to restore my pc to my backed up image file (I just backed up the image file of the OS, no files), will I just click System Restore / Restore your computer to an earlier time?
Edit: Experience is the best teacher so I tried it for myself. Post ko na rin baka makatulong sa iba. So after you restore your computer to an earlier time, mareretain mo lahat ng programs mo before the creation of restore point. Plus, you will also retain all the files on your hard drive even after the restore point - which is a good thing, I think.
Although I was expecting na pati files mawawala. Since you are restoring your computer to an earlier point of time, sabihin natin wala pa yung mga files na yun after creating a restore point, supposedly when you do revert back to an earlier time, wala dapat yung files. Eh gumawa ka ng restore point, wala pa yung files eh. So dapat ganun. YMMV. Sana may makapag chime in din.