Restoring Your Operating System; Using Microsoft ® Windows ® System Restore - Dell Vostro A100 Setup And Quick Reference Manual

Reinstalling Software
5 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→
Browse my computer for driver software.
6 Click Browse and browse to the location to
which you previously copied the driver files.
When the name of the appropriate driver
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appears, click the name of the driver→ OK→
Next.
8 Click Finish and restart your computer.

Restoring Your Operating System

You can restore your operating system in the
following ways:
• Microsoft Windows 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 (available in
•
Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to
the operating state it was in when you
purchased the computer. The program
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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 the 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 media only if
System Restore did not resolve your
operating system problem.
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Using Microsoft Windows
Restore
The Windows operating systems provide a System
Restore option that 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
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System