Dell Inspiron 535 (Early 2009) - Manual (Page 41)

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System Recovery Options
NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities disc
contains drivers that were installed during
the assembly of the computer. Use the
Dell Drivers and Utilities disc to load any
required drivers. Depending on the region
from which you ordered your computer, or
whether you requested the disc, the Dell
Drivers and Utilities disc and Operating
System disc may not ship with your
computer.
Reinstalling Windows Vista ®
The reinstallation process can take 1 to 2 hours
to complete. After you reinstall the operating
system, you must also reinstall the device
drivers, virus protection program, and other
software.
Save and close any open files and exit any 1.
open programs.
Insert the
2. Operating System disc.
Click 3. Exit if the Install Windows message
appears.
Restart the computer. 4.
When the DELL logo appears, press 5.
immediately.
NOTE: If you wait too long and the
operating system logo appears, continue to
wait until you see the Microsoft ® Windows ®
desktop; then, shut down your computer
and try again.
NOTE: The next steps change the boot
sequence for one time only. On the next
start-up, the computer boots according to
the devices specified in the system setup
program.
When the boot device list appears, highlight 6.
CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press .
Press any key to
7. Boot from CD-ROM.
Follow the instructions on the screen to
complete the installation.