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6
Right-click
Local Disk (C)
in Windows Explorer, click
Properties
, and
verify that the additional disk space is available as indicated by the
increased value for
Free Space
.
7
Click
Finish
to close the
PC Restore Removal
window and restart the
computer.
Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore
1
Turn on the computer. When the Dell logo appears, press <F8> several
times to access the Vista Advanced Boot Options Window.
2
Select
Repair Your Computer
.
The System Recovery Options window appears.
3
Select a keyboard layout and click
Next
.
4
To access the recovery options, log on as a local user. To access the
command prompt, type
administrator
in the User name field, then
click
OK
.
5
Click
Dell Factory Image Restore
.
NOTE: Depending upon your configuration, you may need to select Dell
Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore.
The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears.
6
Click
Next.
The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears.
NOTICE: If you do not want to proceed with Factory Image Restore, click Cancel.
7
Click the checkbox to confirm that you 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.
8
Click
Finish
to reboot the system.