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Operating system reinstallation – Dell Inspiron 15z (1570, Mid 2009) User Manual

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Restoring Your Operating System

Operating System

Reinstallation

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. If Device Driver Rollback

does not resolve the problem, then use System

Restore to return your operating system to the

operating state it was in before you installed

the new device driver. See “System Restore” on

page 50.

CAUTION: Before performing the
installation, back up all data files on your
primary hard drive. For conventional hard
drive configurations, the primary hard
drive is the first drive detected by the
computer.

To reinstall Windows, you need the following:

Dell

Operating System disc

Dell

Drivers and Utilities disc

NOTE: The

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.