Dell Studio One 1909 Setup Manual

35You 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 your harddrive to the operating state it was in whenyou purchased the computer. Dell FactoryImage Restore procedures permanentlydelete all data on the hard drive and removeany programs 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 media•with your computer, you can use it to restoreyour operating system. However, using theOperating System media also deletes alldata on the hard drive. Use the disc onlyif neither System Restore nor Dell FactoryImage Restore did not resolve your operatingsystem problem.System RestoreThe Windows operating systems providea System Restore option which allowsyou to return your computer to an earlieroperating state (without affecting data files) ifchanges to the hardware, software, or othersystem settings have left the computer in anundesirable operating state. Any changes thatSystem Restore makes to your computer arecompletely reversible.CAUTION: Make regular backups of yourdata files. System Restore does not monitoryour data files or recover them.System Recovery Options