Dell 09N1F7A01, N5010 Restoring Your Operating System, Operating System disc, Inspiron, Option

INSPIRON

Restoring Your Operating System

You can restore the operating system on your computer using any of the following options:

CAUTION: Using Dell Factory Image Restore or the Operating System disc permanently deletes all data files on your computer. If possible, backup your data files before using these options.

Option	Use
System Restore	as the first solution
Dell DataSafe Local Backup	when System Restore does not resolve your problem
System recovery media	when operating system failure prevents the use of System
	Restore and DataSafe Local Backup
	when installing the factory image on a newly installed hard
	drive
Dell Factory Image Restore	to restore your computer to the operating state it was in
	when you received your computer
Operating System disc	to reinstall only the operating system on your computer

NOTE: The Operating System disc may not ship with your computer.

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