User's Manual

Dell™ Backup and Recovery Manager V1.2 Page 30
Although Windows XP does not have a Windows Recovery Environment, you may still
restore your Windows XP system using one or more of the following steps:
1. Restore from a bootable system backup created using Dell Backup and
Recovery Manager (this restores only your operating system partition,
including Dell Backup and Recovery Manager and your files that you
stored on that partition. Skip step 2 but you will need to perform step 3.
2. Reinstall your Microsoft Windows operating system from the OS Media disk
you created using Dell Backup and Recovery Manager or the OS media
that may have been provided in your system box (either of these will re-
install your original Microsoft Windows operating system).
a. Manually install your Dell factory-installed drivers. The drivers are
located in the Drivers folder on your OS Media disk. If you received an
RCD or RDVD with your system, you should also find your drivers
there. (This step installs your Dell drivers.)
Perform step 3.
3. Reinstall your files and folders from a recent backup using the File restore…
function in Dell Backup and Recovery Manager (this restores your files
and folders, i.e. you data from other partitions or drives). You will need to
perform this step after performing either step 1 or 2 above. For more
information about restoring your data files, go to 3.2 Restoring your data
files.
These same steps work equally well in Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7.