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Restoring your operating system, Inspiron – Dell Inspiron One 2205 (Mid 2010) User Manual

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Restoring Your Operating System

You can restore the operating system on your computer using any of the following options:

CAUTION: Using Dell Factory Image Restore or the

Operating System disc to restore your

operating system permanently deletes all data files on your computer. If possible, backup your
data files before using these options.

Option

Use

System Restore

as the first solution

Dell DataSafe Local Backup

when System Restore does not resolve your problem

System recovery media

when operating system failure prevents the use of System

Restore and DataSafe Local Backup
when installing the Dell factory-installed software on a

newly installed hard drive

Dell Factory Image Restore

to restore your computer to the operating state it was in

when you received your computer

Operating System disc

to reinstall only the operating system on your computer

NOTE: The

Operating System disc may not ship with your computer.

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