Dell XPS 625 Setup Manual

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33You 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. This procedurepermanently deletes all data on the hard driveand remove any programs installed after youreceived the computer. Use Dell Factory ImageRestore only if System Restore did not resolveyour operating system problem.If you received an Operating System disc with•your computer, you can use it to restore youroperating system. However, using the OperatingSystem disc also deletes all data on the harddrive. Use the disc only if System Restore didnot resolve your operating system problem.System RestoreThe Windows operating systems providea System Restore option which allowsyou to restore 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.NOTE: The procedures in this documentwere written for the Windows default view,so they may not apply if you set your Dell™computer to the Windows Classic view.System Recovery Options