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Reinstalling the Operating System, Before you Begin, Reinstalling Windows XP

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Reinstalling the Operating System To reinstall Windows, you need the following items: • Dell Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media Before you Begin Reinstalling your Operating System from media will completely remove all data from your hard drive. It is important to make a full backup of any files, internet favorites, photos, documents, movies, music, e-mail archives, or other media and personal information you wish to keep. Reinstalling your Operating System from media will also require the user to reinstall all hardware drivers for their installed components. These drivers and software may be found on the provided media or under the Drivers and Downloads section of support.dell.com. 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. Reinstalling your Operating System from media will also require the user to reinstall all software and applications including any productivity applications (Microsoft Office), e-mail applications, graphics and audio applications, media player software, DVD playback software, antivirus, and spyware utilities. Where applicable, Dell provides media for the reinstallation of these applications. Some utilities and software may be found under the Drivers and Downloads section of support.dell.com. Reinstalling Windows XP The reinstallation process can take 1 to 2 hours to complete. After you reinstall the operating system, you must also reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software. CAUTION: The Operating System media provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. The options can overwrite files and possibly affect programs that are installed on your hard drive. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so. 46 Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting
Reinstalling the Operating System
To reinstall Windows, you need the following items:
Dell
Operating System
media
Dell
Drivers and Utilities
media
Before you Begin
Reinstalling your Operating System from media will completely remove all
data from your hard drive. It is important to make a full backup of any files,
internet favorites, photos, documents, movies, music, e-mail archives, or
other media and personal information you wish to keep.
Reinstalling your Operating System from media will also require the user to
reinstall all hardware drivers for their installed components. These drivers and
software may be found on the provided media or under the Drivers and
Downloads section of
support.dell.com
.
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.
Reinstalling your Operating System from media will also require the user to
reinstall all software and applications including any productivity applications
(Microsoft Office), e-mail applications, graphics and audio applications,
media player software, DVD playback software, antivirus, and spyware
utilities. Where applicable, Dell provides media for the reinstallation of these
applications. Some utilities and software may be found under the Drivers and
Downloads section of
support.dell.com
.
Reinstalling Windows XP
The reinstallation process can take 1 to 2 hours to complete. After you
reinstall the operating system, you must also reinstall the device drivers, virus
protection program, and other software.
CAUTION:
The
Operating System
media provides options for reinstalling
Windows XP. The options can overwrite files and possibly affect programs that are
installed on your hard drive. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell
technical support representative instructs you to do so.