Dell Dimension 2010, Setup Manual

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Restoring Your Operating System
Operating System
Reinstallation
Before You Begin
If you are reinstalling the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system to correct a problem with a
newly installed driver, first try using Windows
Device Driver Rollback. If Device Driver
Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use
System Restore to return your operating system
to the state it was in before you installed the
new device driver. See “System Restore” on
page 44.
CAUTION: Before performing the
installation, back up all data files on your
primary hard drive. For conventional hard
drive configurations, the primary hard
drive is the first drive detected by the
computer.
To reinstall Windows, you need the following
items:
• Dell Operating System disc
• Dell Drivers and Utilities disc
NOTE:
The Dell Drivers and Utilities disc
contains drivers that were installed during
the assembly of the computer. Use the
Dell Drivers and Utilities disc to load any
required drivers. Depending on the region
from which you ordered your computer, or
whether you requested the disc, the Dell
Drivers and Utilities disc and Operating
System disc may not ship with your
computer.