Dell Inspiron One 0DTN4TA00 Setup Manual

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52Restoring Your Operating SystemOperating SystemReinstallationBefore You BeginIf you are considering reinstalling the Microsoft®Windows® operating system to correct aproblem with a newly installed driver, firsttry using Windows Device Driver Rollback. IfDevice Driver Rollback does not resolve theproblem, then use System Restore to return youroperating system to the operating state it was inbefore you installed the new device driver. See“System Restore” on page 48.CAUTION: Before performing theinstallation, back up all data files on yourhard drive. For conventional hard driveconfigurations, the hard drive is the firstdrive detected by the computer.Use Operating System Reinstallation disc onlyas the last method to restore your operatingsystem.To reinstall Windows, you need the followingitems:Operating System• discDell•Drivers and Utilities discNOTE: The DellDrivers and Utilities disccontains drivers that were installed duringthe assembly of the computer. Use theDellDrivers and Utilities disc to load anyrequired drivers. Depending on the regionfrom which you ordered your computer,or whether you requested the disc, theDellDrivers and Utilities disc andOperatingSystem disc may not ship with yourcomputer.