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How to reswtore to factory settings in Dell computer without disc


Why you want to reinstall the OS:

* System affected by virus,worms,spams and bluescreen

* Any OS issues and you are not able to get into windows


How to reinstall the OS:

* Normally in a computer to reinstall OS and the drivers it may take about minimum of 1 hour but using the dell partition we can do it in 25 mins and you don't need to install drivers seperately

To reinstall OS (Windows XP):

* While turning on the computer in the Dell screen you need to press control +F11 keys simultaneously

* Once you do that it will take you to a different screen were it will ask for your confirmation to reinstall the OS

* Once you confirm it the reinstallation will take place and the computer will reboot

* After that you will be prompted to provide informations like date and time zone,computer name and such things

* After this it will get into the regular desktop screen..

* All the drivers will be preinstalled other than the softwares that you installed on the computer

To reinstall OS (Win Vista or Win 7):

* While turning on the computer in the Dell screen you need to press the F8 key

* This will take you to the advance boot option were you need to select Repair my computer

* After that you need to select the Dell image restore or Dell factory restore

* Follow the onscreen instructions and it will ask for your confirmation to reinstall the OS

* Once you confirm it the reinstallation will take place and the computer will reboot

* After that you will be prompted to provide informations like date and time zone,computer name and such things

* After this it will get into the regular desktop screen

* All the drivers will be preinstalled other than the softwares that you installed on the computer


Note: Please take a backup of all the files before reinstalling the OS

If you dont have the default dell partition then you need to reinstall the OS using the CD



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