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Vista Advanced Boot Options, Confirm Data Deletion

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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. 1. Turn on the computer. When the Dell logo appears, press 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. 2. Select Repair Your Computer. 3. The System Recovery Options window appears. 4. Select a keyboard layout and click Next. 5. 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. 6. Click 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. 7. Click Next. The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears. NOTE: If you do not want to proceed with Factory Image Restore, click Cancel. 8. Select 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. 9. Click Finish to reboot the system. 46

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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.