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Restoring Your Operating System, Windows Operating System Reinstallation

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INSPIRON Restoring Your Operating System If you received an Operating System media with your computer, you can use it to restore your operating system. However, using the Operating System media also deletes all data on the hard drive. Windows 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. NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files. 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. 28

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If you received an Operating System media with
your computer, you can use it to restore your
operating system. However, using the Operating
System media also deletes all data on the
hard drive.
Windows 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.
NOTICE:
Before performing the installation,
back up all data files.
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.
Restoring Your Operating System