Operating System Reinstallation - Dell Studio XPS 1340 Setup Manual

System Restore Options
The restore process begins and may take
five or more minutes to complete. A message
appears when the operating system and
factory-installed applications have been
restored to factory settings.
Click Finish to reboot the computer.
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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. 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. See "System
Restore" on page 37.
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NOTICE: Before installing the operating
system, 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:
Operating System media
• Dell
Drivers and Utilities media
• Dell
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.