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Restoring Your Operating System
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.
Reinstalling Microsoft
®
Windows
®
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.
Restart the computer.4.
When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> 5.
immediately.
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.
NOTE: The next steps change the boot
sequence for one time only. On the next
start‑up, the computer boots according to
the devices specified in the system setup
program.
When the boot device list appears, highlight 6.
CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press <Enter>.
Press any key to 7. Boot from CD-ROM.
Follow the instructions on the screen to
complete the installation.