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Dell Factory Image Restore
I have an Inspiron 6400. I would like to know if it's possible to perform a clean installation of vista while keeping the Dell Factory Image Restore intact. I want to know if this is possible so I can use the Factory Restore later should I decide to go back to the factory image. Would I need to leave the Recovery partition intact or would just backing up the Factory.wim to DVD be enough? Also, would it be possible to restore a factory image on a new hard dive? If so, what would i need from the original HD to do so?
I'm trying to get a better understanding of the Dell Factory Image Restore utility. Any input would be great.
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Derek
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As far as I know there are only two ways of getting your computer back to factory restore IF you have the Dell Vista DVD and the Dell Drivers DVD. If you don't have the disks, then I suggest you contact Dell ASAP and get them. The first option still may not work but worth trying. You will need to know the drive letter of your Recovery Drive. I have two hard drives so mine is J: at the moment.
With the Dell Reinstallation DVD in the drive, boot the computer and hit F12 until the Boot Device Menu appears and select Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive. Press any key to boot from CD or DVD.
Figure 3: Language Settings Screen
The Install now screen appears.
Figure 4: Install Now Screen
The System Recovery Options window appears.
NOTE: If the Windows Vista Setup program detects any problems on the computer, you may receive the following message: If you receive this message, click No.Figure 5: System Recovery Options Window
Figure 6: Windows Found Problems Window
The Choose a recovery tool window appears.
Figure 7: Choose a Recovery Tool Window
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» Run PC Restore from a Microsoft® Windows Vista™ DVD
The Administrator window appears (Figure 1).
Figure 1 - Administrator Window
In the Dell Factory Image Restore window, click Next.
The message Factory image successfully restored! appears when the process is complete (Figure 2).
Figure 2 - Factory Image Restored Window
Click Finish to restart the system.
If that method doesn't work, then the only other way is to reboot to the Dell Installation DVD and instead of hitting the Repair Your Computer, you click on Install Now and you install Vista from the beginning. You then have to put the Drivers DVD in and individually reinstall the drivers for your computer. The drivers dvd does help you to do this by detecting what devices you have and telling you which ones you have to install. But each one has to be done manually.
I have taken my computer back to XP and haven't missed Vista one little bit. I used my own copy of XP but was able to use the Dell Driver dvd to install the XP drivers.
Best of luck with this......
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