Restoring Your Operating System
3.Select Repair Your Computer.
The System Recovery Options window appears.
4.Select a keyboard layout and click Next.
5.To access the recovery options, log on
as a local user. To access the command prompt, type administrator in the User name field, then click OK.
6.Click Dell Factory Image Restore.
The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears.
NOTE: Depending upon your configuration, you may need to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore.
7.Click Next.
The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears.
NOTE: If you do not want to proceed with the Factory Image Restore, click Cancel.
8.Select the check box to confirm that you want to continue to reformat the hard drive and restore the system software to the factory condition, then click Next.
The restore process begins and may take five or more minutes to complete. A message appears when the operating system and
9.Click Finish to restart the computer.
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