HERE is the Dell reinstallation procedures (both options are listed) for XP. On systems with the Dell recovery partition (not all have that), you must enter the CTRL/F11 at initial boot up and before Windows starts.
Troubleshooting the Restore Process , however, in the Dan Goodell's article "Inside the Dell PC Restore Partition" helped me to recover the posibility to return my Dimension 4600 to its "as shipped" state. Now I have again this machine with the factory settings.
I realize this thread is 2 years old, but someone may find a use in it.
I am on an Inspiron 1520, and I hit CTRL+F11 immediately as the blue bar that says DELL.COM came up at the top of the screen. It took me right into the restore menu. It's all about timing.
Hitting F8 only takes you into the boot menu for Safe Mode choices, and Last Known Good etc. It does not give you a repair option.
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HERE is the Dell reinstallation procedures (both options are listed) for XP. On systems with the Dell recovery partition (not all have that), you must enter the CTRL/F11 at initial boot up and before Windows starts.
car_tt
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January 13th, 2009 09:00
Thanks very much.
Troubleshooting the Restore Process , however, in the Dan Goodell's article "Inside the Dell PC Restore Partition" helped me to recover the posibility to return my Dimension 4600 to its "as shipped" state. Now I have again this machine with the factory settings.
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Mehrabfall
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August 4th, 2011 10:00
Worked perfectly, thank you very much!
Mehrabfall
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August 4th, 2011 10:00
Greetings,
I realize this thread is 2 years old, but someone may find a use in it.
I am on an Inspiron 1520, and I hit CTRL+F11 immediately as the blue bar that says DELL.COM came up at the top of the screen. It took me right into the restore menu. It's all about timing.
Hitting F8 only takes you into the boot menu for Safe Mode choices, and Last Known Good etc. It does not give you a repair option.