Restoring Your Operating System - Dell Dimension 2010 Setup Manual

Restoring Your Operating System

You can restore your operating system in the
following ways:
• System Restore returns your computer to an
earlier operating state without affecting data
files. Use System Restore as the first solution
for restoring your operating system and
preserving data files.
• Dell DataSafe Local Backup restores your
hard drive to the operating state it was in
when you purchased your computer, without
erasing the data files. Use this option if
System Restore did not resolve your problem.
• Dell Factory Image Restore returns your hard
drive to the operating state it was in when
you purchased the computer. This procedure
permanently deletes all data on the hard drive
and removes any programs installed after you
received the computer. Use Dell Factory Image
Restore only if System Restore did not resolve
your operating system problem.
• If you received an Operating System disc with
your computer, you can use it to restore your
operating system. However, using the Operating
System disc also deletes all data on the hard
drive. Use this disc only if System Restore did
not resolve your operating system problem.
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