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6Click Dell Factory Image Restore.
NOTE: Depending upon your
configuration, you may need to select
Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory
Image Restore.
7On the Dell Factory Image Restore welcome
screen, click Next.
The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears.
NOTICE: If you do not want to proceed with
Factory Image Restore, click Cancel.
8Click the checkbox to confirm that you want
to continue reformatting the hard drive and
restoring the system software to the factory
condition, then click Next.
The restore process begins and may take 5
or more minutes to complete. A message
appears when the operating system and
factory-installed applications have been
restored to factory condition.
9Click Finish to restart the computer.
Using the Operating System Media
Before you Begin
If you are considering reinstalling the Windows
operating system to correct a problem with a newly
installed driver, first try using Windows Device
Driver Rollback. See "Returning to a Previous
Device Driver Version" on page 51. If Device Driver
Rollback does not resolve the problem, use
Microsoft Windows System Restore to return your
operating system to the operating state it was in
before you installed the new device driver. See
"Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on
page 54.
NOTICE: Before performing the installation,
back up all data files on your primary hard
drive. For conventional hard drive
configurations, the primary hard drive is the
first drive detected by the computer.
To reinstall Windows, you need the Dell™ Operating
System media and the Dell Drivers and Utilities
media.
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