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Using the Operating System Media, Before you Begin

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6 Click Dell Factory Image Restore. NOTE: Depending upon your configuration, you may need to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. 7 On the Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen, click Next. The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears. NOTICE: If you do not want to proceed with Factory Image Restore, click Cancel. 8 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 5 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 restart the computer. Reinstalling Software Using the Operating System Media 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. See "Returning to a Previous Device Driver Version" on page 51. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, use Microsoft Windows System Restore to return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed the new device driver. See "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 54. 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 Dell™ Operating System media and the Dell Drivers and Utilities media. 57

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Reinstalling Software
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6
Click
Dell Factory Image Restore
.
NOTE:
Depending upon your
configuration, you may need to select
Dell Factory Tools
, then
Dell Factory
Image Restore
.
7
On the Dell Factory Image Restore welcome
screen, click
Next.
The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears.
NOTICE:
If you do not want to proceed with
Factory Image Restore, click
Cancel
.
8
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 5
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 restart the computer.
Using the Operating System Media
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. See "Returning to a Previous
Device Driver Version" on page 51. If Device Driver
Rollback does not resolve the problem, use
Microsoft Windows System Restore to return your
operating system to the operating state it was in
before you installed the new device driver. See
"Using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
System Restore" on
page 54.
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 Dell™
Operating
System
media and the Dell
Drivers and Utilities
media.