Dell Inspiron 1427 Setup Guide - Page 33

NOTICE: If you do not want to proceed with Factory Image Restore, click Cancel. 8. Click the check box to confirm that you want to continue reformatting the C drive and restoring the system software to the factory condition, and 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. NOTE: Please wait until the process is finished and the screen below appears. Restoring Your Operating System Reinstalling the Operating System 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. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed the new device driver. See "System Restore" on page 28. NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files on your primary hard drive. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the computer. To reinstall Windows, you need the following items: • Dell Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media 31