Restore to factory settings?

blitz · 11-01-2009

Hey PCHH,

how would i reset to factory settings on a Windows Vista PC thats running on a Dell system?

Any help is much appreciated

- Lewis.

samuria · 11-01-2009

You should have a Dell restore disk you simply put the disk in the cd set in the bios for the system to boot from cd first and that should be all you need. It will boot from the cd and ask simple questions and restore the pc to the day you first got it.

It may called recovery cd or windows cd

blitz · 11-01-2009

Originally Posted by samuria

You should have a Dell restore disk you simply put the disk in the cd set in the bios for the system to boot from cd first and that should be all you need. It will boot from the cd and ask simple questions and restore the pc to the day you first got it.

It may called recovery cd or windows cd

Thank-you for your reply, iv been looking for that very disk and iv found some but i'm not sure what is what so i will tell you what they are called and maybe you can point me in the right direction? lol,

Drivers And Ultilities - DVD for Reinstalling Dell dimension and Dell XPS computer software
contents
- Device drivers
- Diagnostics and utilities

& i have another one called

APPLICATION - For reinstalling cyberlink, powerDVD, 7.0 software

they are the only ones i can find, the rest are lost because i moved,

is there any other way of doing this?

samuria · 11-02-2009

The simple way is to try and boot from the and see what happens Dell sometimes dont make it clear what disc is what but if it boots and offers to reinstall windows that the right one.
It will wipe the HD so make sure you have saved any files you need first.

If none of them boot then you are missing a disk

blitz · 11-02-2009

Originally Posted by samuria

The simple way is to try and boot from the and see what happens Dell sometimes dont make it clear what disc is what but if it boots and offers to reinstall windows that the right one.
It will wipe the HD so make sure you have saved any files you need first.

If none of them boot then you are missing a disk

Thanks, i will try it & get back to you iv already backed up my files on a flash drive so im safe.

samuria · 11-05-2009

Do you require any further help on this matter and update would be helpful

11-01-2009	#1
blitz Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 102 PC Experience: Some Experience	Restore to factory settings? Hey PCHH, how would i reset to factory settings on a Windows Vista PC thats running on a Dell system? Any help is much appreciated - Lewis.

11-01-2009	#2
samuria Tech Support Team Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Crewe Uk Posts: 1,701 PC Experience: Elite PC Guru	Re: Restore to factory settings? You should have a Dell restore disk you simply put the disk in the cd set in the bios for the system to boot from cd first and that should be all you need. It will boot from the cd and ask simple questions and restore the pc to the day you first got it. It may called recovery cd or windows cd __________________ Prework Record holder of the one inch punch http://www.winchun-tao.co.uk/ Rebuilding of a Victorian park http://www.crewetown.co.uk/ Network test Create Xp Rescue

11-01-2009	#3
blitz Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 102 PC Experience: Some Experience	Re: Restore to factory settings? Originally Posted by samuria You should have a Dell restore disk you simply put the disk in the cd set in the bios for the system to boot from cd first and that should be all you need. It will boot from the cd and ask simple questions and restore the pc to the day you first got it. It may called recovery cd or windows cd Thank-you for your reply, iv been looking for that very disk and iv found some but i'm not sure what is what so i will tell you what they are called and maybe you can point me in the right direction? lol, Drivers And Ultilities - DVD for Reinstalling Dell dimension and Dell XPS computer software contents - Device drivers - Diagnostics and utilities & i have another one called APPLICATION - For reinstalling cyberlink, powerDVD, 7.0 software they are the only ones i can find, the rest are lost because i moved, is there any other way of doing this?

11-02-2009	#4
samuria Tech Support Team Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Crewe Uk Posts: 1,701 PC Experience: Elite PC Guru	Re: Restore to factory settings? The simple way is to try and boot from the and see what happens Dell sometimes dont make it clear what disc is what but if it boots and offers to reinstall windows that the right one. It will wipe the HD so make sure you have saved any files you need first. If none of them boot then you are missing a disk __________________ Prework Record holder of the one inch punch http://www.winchun-tao.co.uk/ Rebuilding of a Victorian park http://www.crewetown.co.uk/ Network test Create Xp Rescue

11-02-2009	#5
blitz Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 102 PC Experience: Some Experience	Re: Restore to factory settings? Originally Posted by samuria The simple way is to try and boot from the and see what happens Dell sometimes dont make it clear what disc is what but if it boots and offers to reinstall windows that the right one. It will wipe the HD so make sure you have saved any files you need first. If none of them boot then you are missing a disk Thanks, i will try it & get back to you iv already backed up my files on a flash drive so im safe.

11-05-2009	#6
samuria Tech Support Team Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Crewe Uk Posts: 1,701 PC Experience: Elite PC Guru	Re: Restore to factory settings? Do you require any further help on this matter and update would be helpful __________________ Prework Record holder of the one inch punch http://www.winchun-tao.co.uk/ Rebuilding of a Victorian park http://www.crewetown.co.uk/ Network test Create Xp Rescue

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