Dell Inspiron 1320, Setup Manual

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Restoring Your Operating System
music files, and so on. If possible, back up all
data before using Dell Factory Image Restore.
Turn on the computer. When the Dell logo
1.
appears, press <F8> several times to access
the
Vista Advanced Boot Options
window.
NOTE:
If you wait too long and the
operating system logo appears, continue to
wait until you see the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
desktop; then, shut down your computer
and try again.
Select 2. Repair Your Computer .
The 3. System Recovery Options window
appears.
Select a keyboard layout and click
4. Next .
To access the recovery options, log on as
5.
a local user. To access the command prompt,
type administrator in the
User name
field, then click
OK
.
Click 6. Dell Factory Image Restore . The Dell
Factory Image Restore welcome screen
appears.
NOTE:
Depending upon your configuration,
you may need to select
Dell Factory Tools
,
then
Dell Factory Image Restore
.
Click
7. Next
. The
Confirm Data Deletion
screen appears.
NOTE: If you do not want to proceed with
Factory Image Restore, click Cancel .
Select the checkbox to confirm that you 8.
want to continue reformatting the hard drive
and restoring the system software to the
factory condition, then click Next .
The restore process begins and may take
five or more minutes to complete. A message
appears when the operating system and
factory-installed applications have been
restored to factory condition.
Click
9. Finish
to reboot the system.