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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1010, Early 2009) User Manual

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Restoring Your Operating System

NOTE: The

Dell Drivers and Utilities media

contains drivers that were installed during

the assembly of the computer. Use the

Dell Drivers and Utilities media to load any

required drivers. Depending on the region

from which you ordered your computer,

or whether you requested the media,

the

Dell Drivers and Utilities media and

Operating System media may not ship with

your computer.

Reinstalling Windows
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.

NOTE: Your computer may or may not have

an optical drive. Use an external optical

drive or any external storage device for the

procedures that involve media.

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.