Step 1: Turn on the computer and press the <F8> key when the Dell Logo appears.
Windows 7 - System Repair from CD/DVD
Step 1: How To Boot From a CD, DVD, or BD Disc (follow link), or Press the <F12> key on Dell Logo and then in the One Time Boot Menu Select CD/DVD drive.
To start this Windows install insert the first CD or the DVD into the drive and start or restart your computer
Step 2: If an Operating System is already on the Computer then the following screen will appear stating "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD", hit any key on the keyboard to continue.
Windows 7 - System Restore from CD/DVD
Step 1: How To Boot From a CD, DVD, or BD Disc (follow link), or Press the <F12> key on Dell Logo and then in the One Time Boot Menu Select CD/DVD drive.
To start this Windows install insert the first CD or the DVD into the drive and start or restart your computer
Step 2: If an Operating System is already on the Computer then the following screen will appear stating "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD", hit any key on the keyboard to continue.
Windows 7- Clean Installation/ Re-installation
Press the <F12> key on Dell Logo and then in the One Time Boot Menu Select CD/DVD drive.
Boot from the Windows Vista CD
To begin the Windows Vista clean install process, you will need to boot from the Windows Vista CD. Watch for a Press any key to boot from CD... message similar to the one shown in the screenshot.
Windows Vista - PC Restore to Dell Factory Image
Step 1: Turn on the computer and press the
<F8> key when the Dell Logo appears.
Step 2: From the Advanced Boot Options
highlight Repair Your Computer with the arrow keys and press <ENTER>.
Windows Vista - Startup Repair or Repair Installation from CD/DVD
Step 1: How To Boot From a CD, DVD, or BD Disc (follow link), or Press the
<F12> key on Dell Logo and then in the One Time Boot Menu Select CD/DVD drive.
To start this Windows install insert the first CD or the DVD
into the drive and start or restart your computer
Step 2: If an
Operating System is already on the Computer then the following screen will
appear stating "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD", hit any key on
the keyboard to continue.
Step 3: Windows
automatically run as the hard drive is blank, and will load files, this may
take some time so be patient.
Windows Vista – System Restore if Unable to Boot to Windows
Step 1: How To Boot From a CD, DVD, or BD
Disc (follow link), or Press the <F12> key on Dell Logo and then in the
One Time Boot Menu Select CD/DVD drive
If
an Operating System is already on the Computer then the following screen will
appear stating "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD", hit any key on
the keyboard to continue.
Step 2: Windows automatically run as the hard
drive is blank, and will load files, this may take some time so be patient.
Windows Vista - Clean Reinstallation
Press the <F12> key
on Dell Logo and then in the One Time Boot Menu Select CD/DVD drive.
Boot
from the Windows Vista CD
To
begin the Windows Vista clean install process, you will need to boot from the
Windows Vista CD. Watch for a Press any key to boot from CD... message similar
to the one shown in the screenshot.
Step 2: Windows
will load files, this may take some time so be patient.
Windows XP - PC Restore to Dell Factory Image
Step 1: Turn
on the computer.
Step 2: When the Dell splash screen
appears during the computer startup process, press and hold <Ctrl> and
then press <F11>. Then, release both keys at the same time.
Step 3: In the Dell PC Restore by
Symantec window, click Restore. Alternatively, press <Tab> to highlight
Restore, and then press <Enter>.
Step 4: When a warning message
appears stating that all data will be lost, click Confirm, or press <Tab>
to highlight Confirm and then press <Enter>.
The Progress window will appear. Once the restore process
starts, Dell PC Restore by Symantec usually takes about 8 to 10 minutes to
finish.
When the restore process is complete, the following
message will appear:
“The system recovery process
was successful”
Step 5: Click Finish or press
<Tab> to highlight Finish and then press <Enter> to restart the
computer. The software is now installed as it was when the computer was first
received.
Windows XP - Startup Repair or Repair Installation from CD/DVD
A Repair Installation or
Startup Repair of Windows is valuable when you need to reinstall important
Windows files but keep all of your personal files and programs intact. A Repair
Install can be thought of as a "copy over" of Windows. A Startup
Repair is a smarter version of a Repair Install.
A Startup Repair or Repair
Install is very often a relatively easy fix for many serious Windows operating
system problems. Since these Windows repair options don't erase anything from
your computer, they are simple ways to restore important Windows files. In
general, a Startup Repair or Repair Installation of Windows is accomplished by
running the original Windows setup process and choosing the correct
installation method or diagnostic option.
Step 2: Boot From the Windows
XP CD
To begin the Windows XP
clean install process, you will need to boot from the Windows XP CD. Watch for a Press any key to boot from
CD... message similar to the one shown in the screenshot above.
Step 3: Press
F6 to Install a Third Party Driver
Windows XP – System Restore if Unable to Boot to Windows
Step 1: Turn
off the computer.
Step 2:
Turn on the computer and press the F8 key every other second until the Windows
Advanced Options window appears.
Step 3:
Press the <Down Arrow> key on the keyboard and select Safe Mode with
Command Prompt.
Step 4:
Press the <Enter> key on the keyboard.
Step 5: Log
in as the administrator or as a user with administrator rights.
Step 6: At
the command prompt (blinking cursor), type:
C:\Windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
and then press the
<Enter> key.
Step 7: If
Windows XP has been reinstalled to a different location on this computer,
change C:\Windows to the new path.
Windows XP – System Restore if Able to Boot to Windows
Step 1: Navigate to the Start -> Programs -> Accessories
-> System Tools program group and choose System Restore.
Step 2: Choose the Restore my computer to an earlier time radio
button and then click Next >.
Step 3: Choose an available date on the calendar on the left.
Note: Available dates are those when a restore point was created
and are shown in bold. You can not use System Restore to undo Windows XP
changes to a date that a restore point does not exist.
Step 4: Choose a specific restore point on the right.
Note: All restore points created on the date you selected in
Step 3 will be listed here. This includes any restore points that you created,
scheduled restore points that Windows XP created, and those created
automatically during the installation of certain programs.
Step 5: Click Next >.
Step 6: Click Next > on the Confirm Restore Point Selection
window to begin the System Restore.
Note: Windows XP will shut down to complete the System Restore
so be sure to save any work you might have open in other programs now.
Important: System Restore will not revert any of your non-system
files like documents, email, music, etc. to a previous state. These types files
are completely unaffected by System Restore. If your intention with this tool
was to recover a deleted non-system file, try a file recovery program instead
of System Restore.
Step 7: System Restore will now restore Windows XP to the state
that was recorded in the restore point you chose in Step 4.
Note: The System Restore process could take several minutes.
Your computer will then reboot as normal when complete.
Step 8: Immediately after logging in after the reboot, you
should see the Restoration Complete window.
Click OK.
Step 9: Windows XP will now continue to start.
Check to see if whatever Windows XP problem you were
troubleshooting has been corrected by this System Restore.
If the problem still
persists, you can repeat the steps above and choose another restore point if
one is available. If this restoration caused a problem, you can always undo
this particular System Restore
Windows XP - Clean Reinstallation
Step 1: How To Boot From a CD,
DVD, or BD Disc (Link), or Press the <F12> key on Dell Logo and
then in the One Time Boot Menu Select CD/DVD drive
Step 2: Boot From the Windows XP CD
To begin the Windows XP clean
install process, you will need to boot from the Windows XP CD. Watch for a Press any key to boot from
CD... message similar to the one shown in the screenshot above.
Step 3: Press F6 to Install a
Third Party Driver
The Windows Setup screen will
appear and a number of files and drivers necessary for the setup process will
load.
How To Boot From a CD, DVD, or BD Disc
Booting from
a CD, DVD, or BD is sometimes necessary to run advanced tools like memory
testing programs and password recovery tools. You'll also need to boot from a
disc if you're planning to reinstall Windows or run repair tools like a Startup
Repair or Recovery Console.
When you
boot from a disc, what you're actually doing is running your computer with a
small operating system that's installed on the CD, DVD, or BD. When you start
your computer normally, you're running with the operating system installed on
your hard drive - Windows, Linux, etc.
Follow these
easy steps to boot from a disc:
Here's
How:
1. Change
the boot order in BIOS so the CD, DVD, or BD drive is listed first. Some
computers are already configured this way but many are not.
If the optical
drive is not first in the boot order, your PC will start "normally"
(i.e. boot from your hard drive) without even looking at what might be in your
disc drive.
Note: After setting your optical drive as
the first boot device in BIOS, your computer will check that drive for a
bootable disc each time your computer starts. Leaving your PC configured this
way shouldn't cause problems unless you plan on leaving a disc in the drive all
the time.
2.
Insert
your bootable CD, DVD, or BD in your disc drive.
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