78 Solving Problems
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6
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.
7
Click
Next
.
The
System Restore
screen appears and the computer restarts.
8
After the computer restarts, click
OK
.
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.
1
Log on to the computer as a local administrator.
2
In Windows Explorer, go to
c:\dell\utilities\DSR
.
3
Double-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.
4
Click
OK
to remove the partition.
5
Click
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
.
6
Click
Finish
to close the
PC Restore Removal
window.
7
Restart the computer.
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
Windows XP IRQ conflicts occur if a device either is not detected during the operating system
setup or is detected but incorrectly configured.
To check for conflicts on a computer running Windows XP:
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Performance and Maintenance
and click
System
.