Dell Studio 1440 Setup Guide - Page 48

Dell Factory Image Restore, Vista Advanced Boot Options, Repair Your Computer, System Recovery Options

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Restoring Your Operating System NOTE: Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in certain countries or on certain computers. Use Dell Factory Image Restore only as the last method to restore your operating system. This option restores your hard drive to the operating state it was in when you purchased the computer. Any programs or files added since you received your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on. If possible, back up all data before using Dell Factory Image Restore. 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. 46

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Restoring Your Operating System
NOTE:
Dell Factory Image Restore may
not be available in certain countries or on
certain computers.
Use Dell Factory Image Restore only as the
last method to restore your operating system.
This option restores your hard drive to the
operating state it was in when you purchased
the computer. Any programs or files added
since you received your computer—including
data files—are permanently deleted from
the hard drive. Data files include documents,
spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos,
music files, and so on. If possible, back up all
data before using Dell Factory Image Restore.
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
.