Dell XPS M2010 MXP061 XPS M2010 Owners Manual - Page 91

Reinstalling Windows XP

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To reinstall Windows XP, you need the following items: l Dell Operating System Installation Media l Dell Drivers and Utilities Media NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities disc contains drivers that were installed during assembly of the computer. Use the Drivers and Utilities disc to load any required drivers, including the drivers required if your computer has a RAID controller. Depending on the region from where you ordered your computer, or whether you requested the media, the Drivers and Utilities media and Operating System installation media may not ship with your system. Reinstalling Windows XP The reinstallation process can take one to two hours to complete. After you reinstall the operating system, you must also reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software. NOTICE: The Operating System installation media provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. The options can overwrite files and possibly affect programs installed on your hard drive. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so. 1. Save and close any open files and exit any open programs. 2. Insert the Operating System installation media. Click Exit if the Install Windows XP message appears. 3. Restart the computer. 4. Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. If the operating system logo appears, wait until you see the Windows desktop, and then shut down the computer and try again. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Back to Contents Page

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To reinstall Windows XP, you need the following items:
l
Dell
Operating System
Installation Media
l
Dell
Drivers and Utilities
Media
Reinstalling Windows XP
The reinstallation process can take one to two hours to complete. After you reinstall the operating system, you must also reinstall the device drivers, virus
protection program, and other software.
1.
Save and close any open files and exit any open programs.
2.
Insert the
Operating System
installation media. Click
Exit
if the
Install Windows XP
message appears.
3.
Restart the computer.
4.
Press <F2> immediately after the DELL™ logo appears.
If the operating system logo appears, wait until you see the Windows desktop, and then shut down the computer and try again.
5.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Back to Contents Page
NOTE:
The
Drivers and Utilities
disc contains drivers that were installed during assembly of the computer. Use the
Drivers and Utilities
disc to load any
required drivers, including the drivers required if your computer has a RAID controller. Depending on the region from where you ordered your computer,
or whether you requested the media, the
Drivers and Utilities
media and
Operating System
installation media may not ship with your system.
NOTICE:
The
Operating System
installation media provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. The options can overwrite files and possibly affect
programs installed on your hard drive. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so.