Dell Inspiron N073F Setup Manual

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INSPIRON36You can restore your operating system in thefollowing ways:System• Restore returns your computer to anearlier operating state without affecting datafiles. Use System Restore as the first solutionfor restoring your operating system andpreserving data files.Dell• Factory Image Restore returns yourhard drive to the operating state it wasin when you purchased the computer.Both procedures permanently deletes alldata on the hard drive and removes anyprograms installed after you received thecomputer. Use Dell Factory Image Restoreonly if System Restore did not resolve youroperating system problem.If you received an Operating System disc•with your computer, you can use it to restoreyour operating system. However, using theOperating System disc also deletes all dataon the hard drive. Use the disc only if SystemRestore did not resolve your operatingsystem problem.System RestoreThe Windows operating systems providea System Restore option which allows you toreturn your computer to an earlier operatingstate (without affecting data files) if changesto the hardware, software, or other systemsettings have left the computer in an undesirableoperating state. Any changes that SystemRestore makes to your computer are completelyreversible.NOTICE: Make regular backups of yourdata files. System Restore does not monitoryour data files or recover them.Restoring Your Operating System