Specifications

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1. Click Start® Control Panel® Performance and Maintenance® System.
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2. Click the System Restore tab and ensure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked.
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UsingDell™PCRestoreandDellFactoryImageRestore
UseDellPCRestore(WindowsXP)orDellFactoryImageRestore(WindowsVista)onlyasthelastmethodtorestoreyouroperatingsystem.Theseoptions
restore 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 PC Restore or Factory Image Restore.
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Dell PC Restore
Using PC Restore:
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1. Turn on the computer.
During the boot process, a blue bar with www.dell.com appears at the top of the screen.
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2. Immediately upon seeing the blue bar, press <Ctrl><F11>.
If you do not press <Ctrl><F11> in time, let the computer finish starting, and then restart the computer again.
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3. Click Restore and click Confirm.
The restore process takes approximately 6 to 10 minutes to complete.
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4. When prompted, click Finish to reboot the computer.
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5. When prompted, click Yes.
The computer restarts. Because the computer is restored to its original operating state, the screens that appear, such as the End User License
Agreement, are the same ones that appeared the first time the computer was turned on.
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6. Click Next.
The System Restore screen appears and the computer restarts.
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7. After the computer restarts, click OK.
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Removing PC Restore
Dell PC Restore enables you to restore your hard drive to the operating state it was in when you purchased your computer. It is recommended that you do not
remove PC Restore from your computer, even to gain additional hard-drive space. If you remove PC Restore from the hard drive, you cannot ever recall it, and
you will never be able to use PC Restore to return your computer operating system to its original state.
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1. Log on to the computer as a local administrator.
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2. In Microsoft Windows Explorer, go to c:\dell\utilities\DSR.
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3. Double-click the filename DSRIRRemv2.exe.
NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers
installed after you received your computer. If possible, back up the data before using these options. Use PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only
if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem.
NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec and Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in certain countries or on certain computers.
NOTICE: If you do not want to proceed with PC Restore, click Reboot.
NOTE: Do not manually shut down the computer. Click Finish and let the computer completely reboot.
NOTICE: Removing Dell PC Restore from the hard drive permanently deletes the PC Restore utility from your computer. After you have removed Dell PC
Restore, you will not be able to use it to restore your computer operating system.