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January 6th, 2016 22:00

Reset to Factory Image

Hey guys, so I have quite the pickle. I have an Alienware m17x Laptop and I am attempting to restore my computer to the factory settings. I have done this two other times with no issues. This time, however, it doesn't recognize any factory image. I upgraded to windows 10 and it <ADMIN NOTE: Profanity removed as per TOU> so I have returned back to windows 7. Now the computer still runs sluggish so I just wanted to return to square one. The issue I am having is my optical drive does not work and really has never worked since I got the laptop. I just moved and do not have the original CDs either. Anyone have any ideas?

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January 7th, 2016 02:00

On a working computer, create a bootable flashdrive of Win7-64 OEM disc.

You might also be able to clean install (to bare metal or blank drive) from Win10-64 ISO (burnt to flash-drive).

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