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You can restore your operating system in the
following ways:
System • Restore returns your computer to an
earlier operating state without affecting data
files. Use System Restore as the first solution
for restoring your operating system and
preserving data files.
Dell • Factory Image Restore returns your hard
drive to the operating state it was in when
you purchased the computer. This procedure
permanently deletes all data on the hard drive
and removes any programs installed after you
received the computer. Use Dell Factory Image
Restore only if System Restore did not resolve
your operating system problem.
If you received an Operating System disc •
with your computer, you can use it to restore
your operating system. However, using the
Operating System disc also deletes all data
on the hard drive. Use the disc only if System
Restore did not resolve your operating
system problem.
System Restore
The Windows operating systems provide
a System Restore option which allows you to
return your computer to an earlier operating state
(without affecting data files) if changes to the
hardware, software, or other system settings have
left the computer in an undesirable operating
state. Any changes that System Restore makes
to your computer are completely reversible.
NOTICE: Make regular backups of your
data files. System Restore does not monitor
your data files or recover them.
NOTE: The procedures in this document
were written for the Windows default view,
so they may not apply if you set your Dell
™
computer to the Windows Classic view.
Restoring Your Operating System