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Restoring Your Operating System
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Restoring Your Operating System
These options restore your hard drive to the
operating state it was in when you purchased
the computer Any programs or files added
since you received your computer—including
data files—are permanently deleted from
the hard drive Data files include documents,
spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos,
music files, and so on If possible, back up all
data before using Factory Image Restore
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
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 a
5�
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
NOTICE:
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
Operating System Reinstallation
Before you Begin
If you are considering reinstalling the 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 operating state it was in before you
installed the new device driver See “Restoring
Your Operating System” on
page 30
NOTICE:
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
•
media
Dell Drivers and Utilities
•
media
NOTE:
The
Dell Drivers and Utilities
media
contains drivers that were installed during
the assembly of the computer Use the
Dell Drivers and Utilities media to load any
required drivers Depending on the region
from which you ordered your computer, or
whether you requested the media, the
Dell
Drivers and Utilities
media and
Operating
System
media may not ship with your
computer
Reinstalling Windows Vista
The reinstallation process can take 1 to 2 hours
to complete After you reinstall the operating
system, you must also reinstall the device
drivers, virus protection program, and other
software
Save and close any open files and exit any
1�
open programs
Insert the
2�
Operating System
disc
Click
3�
Exit
if the
Install Windows
message
appears
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