Reinstalling Microsoft ® Windows ® Xp - Dell OptiPlex N7132 Quick Reference Manual

Enabling System Restore
If you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available, System
Restore is automatically disabled. To see if System Restore is enabled:
1
Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2
Click Performance and Maintenance.
3
Click System.
4
Click the System Restore tab.
5
Ensure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked.
Reinstalling Microsoft
Before You Begin
If you are considering reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to correct a problem with a
newly installed driver, first try using Windows XP 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.
NOTICE:
conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the computer.
To reinstall Windows XP, you need the following items:
• Dell™ Operating System CD
• Dell Drivers and Utilities CD
NOTE:
The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers that were installed during assembly of the computer.
Use the Drivers and Utilities CD to load any required drivers, including the drivers required if your
computer has a RAID controller.
Reinstalling Windows XP
NOTICE:
To reinstall Windows XP, perform all the steps in the following sections in the order in which they
are listed.
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.
NOTICE:
overwrite files and possibly affect programs installed on your hard drive. Therefore, do not reinstall
Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so.
NOTICE:
computer before you reinstall Windows XP. See the documentation that came with the software for
instructions.
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Before performing the installation, back up all data files on your primary hard drive. For
You must use Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later when you reinstall Windows XP.
The Operating System CD provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. The options can
To prevent conflicts with Windows XP, disable any virus protection software installed on your
XP