Restoring Your Operating System; System Restore - Dell Studio 1737 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 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 media
with your computer, you can use it to restore
your operating system. However, using the
Operating System media also deletes all data
on the hard drive. Use the disc only if System
Restore did not resolve your operating
system problem.

System Restore

The Windows operating systems provide a System
Restore option which allows you to return your
computer to an earlier operating state (without
affecting data files) if changes to the hardware,
software, or other system settings have left the
computer in an undesirable operating state. Any
changes that System Restore makes to your
computer are completely reversible.
NOTICE: Make regular backups of your
data files. System Restore does not monitor
your data files or recover them.
NOTE: The procedures in this document
were written for the Windows default view,
so they may not apply if you set your Dell
computer to the Windows Classic view.
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