A month ago I had to restore to factory level my Dell computer. A cpl days ago I uploaded 4 photos from the A310 and very soon afterward my computer crashed. I had to restore once again. Can the uploading cause computer crashes? Thanks C.S.

Your friend gave you good advice!

Hi,

In order to reset your computer to Factory default settings without the disc, you can follow the instructions below.

1. Turn on your computer. Once you see the DeLL Logo Press and Hold the CTRL button then while holding CTRL button, press F11
2. You should see the Dell PC Restore by Symantec application.
3. You can click Restore and Confirm the restoration.
4. It will take 10-15 minutes. Once your computer rebooted, it should already be in the default settings

Restore to an earlier date or enter Recovery console to go back to state of computer on day one when it had factory settings.

Hi,

Before attempting to factory restore your laptop make sure you back up any data you need to the storage drive and remove all USB (or other) connections.

1. Step 1 Turn your computer on. As soon as you see the Dell logo appear on the screen, press and hold "CTRL" and "F11." This starts the Dell PC Restore by Symantec application.
   
2. Step 2 Click "Restore" on the first screen that appears.
   
3. Step 3 Click "Confirm" when asked to confirm whether you are sure you want to restore your computer to factory settings. The process takes about 6 to 10 minutes to restore your Dell.
   
4. Step 4 Click "Finish" after the Dell has been completely restored.
   
5. Step 5 Click "Yes" and then "Next" when prompted and the computer will restart. After the restart, click "OK."
   

Regards.

If you want to put everything to factory settings, then just restore Windows XP to the installation date or the date of purchase of your Computer.To restore the computer follow these steps. Navigate to
1.) Start--> All Programs---> Accessories--> System Tools ----> System Restore. 2) Open System Restore tool and then move back to the initial installation of your Operating System. Click the "Back" on the calender displayed. 3) When the installation month is displayed you can see some bold or highlighted dates. 4) Click any highlighted Day and then Press "Next" . Now the System Restore will be performed and the system restarts. 5) After the system restart you will be notified of a successful restoration completed. In the above way you can put the factory settings of the operating system.

this error relates to video drivers. to fix this. restart your computer and as soon as you see dell keep tapping the F8 key in the top row to get advanced boot options. and then select "Enable VGA Mode" and press enter 2 times. then the computer should start and then do a system restore. to do system restore.
There are two ways to perform a System Restore in Microsoft Windows. The choice only depends on if the computer is currently able to boot into Windows or not. If the computer is able to get to the desktop (with the clickable start
in the lower left corner), then choose Method 1. If the system is unable to boot to the desktop or otherwise is unable to complete a system restoration using the selection above, then choose Method 2.
Method 1 Able to Access the Desktop.

1 start .
then click Help and Support
2 Under Pick a Task
, click Undo changes to your computer with System Restore
3 Select Restore my computer to an earlier time
, then click Next >
4 Under, 1. On this calendar, click a bold date, select a date before problems were observed with the computer.
Dates in bold indicate a restore point is available for that date.
5 Under, 2. On this list, click a restore point, click to choose a restore time from the list.
6 Click Next >
.
7 Verify that the desired restore point is listed, then click Next >
.
8 After the computer restarts, the Restoration Complete page of the System Restore window appears. Click OK
.
If the problem still occurs, try restoring the computer to an earlier restore point.

Method 2 Unable to Access the Desktop.

1 Turn off the computer.
2 Turn on the computer and press the F8 key every other second until the Windows Advanced Options window appears.
3 Press the <Down Arrow> key on the keyboard and select Safe Mode with Command Prompt.
4 Press the <Enter> key on the keyboard.
5 Log in as the administrator or as a user with administrator rights.
6 At the command prompt (blinking cursor), type:
C:\Windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
and then press the <Enter> key.
If Windows XP has been reinstalled to a different location on this computer, change C:\Windows to the new path.
If this doesnot work...then we need to reset the computer back to factory settings.
Notice:
Restoring the original factory image erases ALL existing data. This includes files, folders, programs, drivers, E-mails, photos. Before performing a PC Restore, back up all personal files. If you do not back up your personal files, the data will be lost.

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.
NOTE: Some systems like Inspiron Mini 9 (910) do not support System Restore as they do not have <F11> nor any substitute.
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.
5 Click Finish or press <Tab> to highlight Finish and then press <Enter> to restart the computer.
The software is now installed as it was when the computer was first received.

hi..
if you have windows xp then you need to turn your computer as soon as you do that before you see the windows xp logo hold down the control key and keep tapping f11 key.it should take you to the screen fro factory settings and if it is windows vista then you can go ahead and press f8 and then choose repair my computer,hit enter which will then prompt you to login in once you log in it will tell you to choose the options from the options listed below choose the one which says restore factory default...you computer will be restored to factory settings..

vedhick

You will need to insert the Windows disk that came from Dell and reboot the system, follow the on screen instructions. If you do not have a disk, you will have to look for a dell recovery option within windows.
Good Luck!