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Dell Inspiron 1464 (Early 2010) User Manual

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Restoring Your Operating System

NOTE: If Dell Factory Image Restore is

not available on your computer, use Dell

DataSafe Local Backup (see”Dell DataSafe

Local Backup” on page 58) to restore your

operating system.

Use Dell Factory Image Restore only as

the last method to restore your operating

system. This option restores your hard drive

to the operating state it was in when you

purchased the computer. Any programs or files

added since you received your computer—

including data files—are permanently

deleted from the hard drive. Data files include

documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages,

digital photos, music files, and so on. If possible,

back up all data before using Dell Factory Image

Restore.

Performing Dell Factory Image Restore

Turn on the computer.

1.

When the DELL

2.

logo appears, press

several times to access the Advanced Boot
Options
window.

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.

Select

3.

Repair Your Computer.

The System Recovery Options window

appears.
Select a keyboard layout and click

4.

Next.

To access the recovery options, log on as

5.

a local user. To access the command prompt,

type

administrator in the User name

field, then click OK.