Dell Inspiron 1210 Setup Manual

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37Restoring Your Operating SystemClick7. Next. The Confirm Data Deletionscreen appears.NOTICE: If you do not want to proceed withFactory Image Restore, click Cancel.Click the checkbox to confirm that you want8.to continue reformatting the hard drive andrestoring the system software to the factorycondition, then click Next.The restore process begins and may takefive or more minutes to complete. A messageappears when the operating system andfactory-installed applications have beenrestored to factory condition.Click9. Finish to reboot the system.Operating System ReinstallationBefore you BeginIf you are considering reinstalling the Windowsoperating system to correct a problem with anewly installed driver, first try using WindowsDevice Driver Rollback. If Device DriverRollback does not resolve the problem, thenuse System Restore to return your operatingsystem to the operating state it was in beforeyou installed the new device driver. See“Using Microsoft Windows System Restore”on page 34.NOTICE: Before performing the installation,back up all data files on your primaryhard drive. For conventional hard driveconfigurations, the primary hard drive is thefirst drive detected by the computer.To reinstall Windows, you need the followingitems:Dell Operating System• mediaDell Drivers and Utilities• mediaNOTE: TheDell Drivers and Utilities mediacontains drivers that were installed duringthe assembly of the computer. Use theDell Drivers and Utilities media to load anyrequired drivers. Depending on the regionfrom which you ordered your computer,