Dell 1000 owner manual Removing PC Restore

Removing PC Restore

NOTICE: PC Restore enables you to restore your computer’s operating system to the condition 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’s operating system to its original state.

1Log on to the computer as a local administrator.

2In Windows Explorer, go to c:\dell\utilities\DSR.

3Double-click the filename DSRIRRemv2.exe.

NOTE: If you do not log on as a local administrator, a message appears stating that you that you must do so. Click Quit and log on as a local administrator.

If the partition for PC Restore does not exist, a message appears stating that the partition was not found. Click Quit; there is no partition to delete.

4Click OK to remove the partition.

5Click Yes when a confirmation message appears.

The partition is deleted and the c:\ partition expands to include the newly available disk space. To check the available space, right-click the c:\ drive in Windows Explorer and select Properties.

6Click Finish to close the PC Restore Removal window.

7Restart the computer.

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