Operating System Reinstallation - Dell Studio XPS Studio XPS 16 Setup Manual

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.
1. Click Start , and right-click Computer.
2. Click Properties → Device Manager.
NOTE: The User Account Control window
may appear. If you are an administrator on
the computer, click Continue; otherwise,
contact your administrator to enter the
Device Manager.
Right-click the device for which the new
3.
driver was installed and click Properties.
Drivers tab → Roll Back Driver.
4. Click the
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.
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See "Restoring Your Operating System"
on page 39.
NOTICE: 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
items:
• Dell Operating System
• Dell Drivers and Utilities
NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities disc
contains drivers that were installed during
the assembly of your Studio XPS. 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 Dell
Operating System disc may not ship with
your Studio XPS.
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