BleepingComputer.com: help with restoring vista

Hi, I was wondering which cd this article is talking about:
http://www.cyberwalker.com/article/724/46
It says something about a Vista DVD, is this the installation disc, the recovery disc, or another disc?
Also if you have any other tips about that process, that would be nice, thanks

This post has been edited by UmarAllAroundYou: 15 March 2009 - 11:08 AM

Installation disk, when you start your computer have the disk in and press "F12" right when you start the computer.
Then go to Onboard c/d drive and press enter,then press any key, let windows load the files, then click next but don't click install now, go down and click repair my computer, then keep pressing next until you get to "system restore".
Or you could just go to start menu and search system restore.

When it says Vista DVD, it is referring to a retail Windows Vista disk, not the disk that comes with a retail computer such as a Dell or HP

So is it possible to reformat my computer if I don't have an actual hard copy (meaning the actual cd) of vista?

I think it is possible, I forget how though.. sorry

I know there is a partition that you can access when you boot up (like by pressing F10 or something) and theres an option for like destructive reformat or something, i need like a detailed step by step process to do that

Please provide us with the exact make and model of your system.
Also let us know if it came with Vista installed on it originally.
The country that the system was purchased in will also help us at times.