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Restoring Your Operating System
You can restore your operating system in the following
ways:
•
System Restore can restore your computer to an
earlier state without affecting data files. Use
System Restore as the first solution for restoring
your operating system and preserving data files.
•
Dell Factory Image Restore returns your hard drive to
the original state from when it was shipped to you.
All data on your hard drive will be permanently
deleted, including any programs you have
installed. Use Dell Factory Image Restore only
when System Restore does not resolve your
operating system problem.
•
If you received an Operating System disc with your
computer, you can use it to restore your operating
system. However, using the Operating System disc
also deletes all data on the hard drive. Use the
disc only when System Restore does not resolve
your operating system problem.
System Restore
The Windows operating system provides a System
Restore option. If system changes such as hardware
and software updates cause your computer to
become unstable, you can use System Restore to
restore it to an earlier state (without affecting data
files). You can undo the last system restore.
NOTICE: Regularly back up your data files.
System Restore does not monitor your data files or
recover them.
NOTE: The instructions in this document are
written for Windows default view and do not apply
if you have set your DellTM computer to the
Windows Classic View.