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Restoring Your Operating System
Dell Factory Image Restore
Turn on the computer. When the Dell logo
1.
appears, press <F8> several times to access
the
Vista Advanced Boot Options
Window.
Select
2.
Repair Your Computer
.
The
3.
System Recovery Options
window
appears.
Select a keyboard layout and click
4.
Next
.
To access the recovery options, log on as a
5.
local user. To access the command prompt,
type
administrator
in the
User name
field, then click
OK
.
Click
6.
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
.
Click
7.
Next
. The
Confirm Data Deletion
screen appears.
NOTE:
If you do not want to proceed with
Factory Image Restore, click
Cancel
.
Click the checkbox to confirm that you want
8.
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
five or more minutes to complete. A message
appears when the operating system and
factory-installed applications have been
restored to factory condition.
Click
9.
Finish
to reboot the system.
Summary of Contents for Inspiron 1440
Page 1: ...SETUP GUIDE INSPIRON ...
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Page 3: ... Model PP42L INSPIRON SETUP GUIDE ...
Page 10: ...8 Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop Press the Power Button ...
Page 16: ...14 Using Your Inspiron Laptop Left Side Features 2 3 1 4 5 ...
Page 18: ...16 Using Your Inspiron Laptop Front Side Features 1 2 3 ...
Page 20: ...18 Using Your Inspiron Laptop Computer Base and Keyboard Features 1 2 3 ...
Page 26: ...24 Using Your Inspiron Laptop Display Features 1 2 4 5 3 ...
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