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Using the operating system media – Dell Latitude XT (Late 2007) User Manual

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Reinstalling Software

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1 Turn on the Tablet-PC. When the Dell logo appears, press several

times to access the Vista Advanced Boot Options Window.

2 Select Repair Your Computer.

The System Recovery Options window appears.

3 Select a keyboard layout and click Next.
4 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.

5 Click Dell Factory Image Restore.

NOTE:

Depending upon your configuration, you may need to select Dell

Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore.

The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears.

6 Click Next.

The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears.

NOTICE:

If you do not want to proceed with Dell Factory Image Restore, click

Cancel.

7 Click the checkbox to confirm that you want 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.

8 Click Finish to reboot the system.

Using the Operating System Media

Before you Begin

If you are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to correct a

problem with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows Device Driver

Rollback. See "Using Windows Device Driver Rollback" on page 146. If

Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System

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