Unsolved
This post is more than 5 years old
1 Message
0
65233
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?
Tesla1856
8 Wizard
8 Wizard
•
17K Posts
0
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).