System Restore

Well i would recommend you to get the win XP installation Disk shipped to you from DELL... Since i have worked with DELL for four years i know as a fact that you can call dell tech support @ 1800-624-9896 & inform them that the CD's which wr\ere shipped to you along with the system are not working & you would need a XP reinstall Disk & a system drivers installation Disk to get the system working to the day one status.

The system came with a hidden partition on the hard drive that can restore the system to factory default. If this does not work it means the partition has been damaged and you will ned to get the recovery CDs. Please note that you will lose all data unless you back it up first.

This is the process:

1 Turn on the computer.
2 When the Dell splash screen appears during the computer startup process, press and hold <Ctrl> and then press <F11>. Then, release both keys at the same time.
3 In the Dell PC Restore by Symantec window, click Restore. Alternatively, press <Tab> to highlight Restore, and then press <Enter>.
4 When a warning message appears stating that all data will be lost, click Confirm, or press <Tab> to highlight Confirm and then press <Enter>.

The Progress window will appear. Once the restore process starts, Dell PC Restore by Symantec usually takes about 8 to 10 minutes to finish. When the restore process is complete, the following message will appear: The system recovery process was successful.

You need to put your festore disks in your cd rom drive, clicl start, click restart. If you have anything important on the computer you should back it up first.