Pepole with Insprion 1501 do not use ctrl f11 it does not work !!!

Question

Hi
I have tried the CTRL & F11 trip!! it does not work.

You must follow this link to do it
By using the F12 key and the Windows Vista DVD.
It does work i just did it.

LINK here

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?c=us&l=en&s=gen&docid=298A2E89689E13C2E040A68F5B280AA4&cs#2

Message Edited by C3PO5 on 04-29-2007 10:23 AM

Message Edited by C3PO5 on 04-29-2007 10:24 AM

querry1 · Answer

Your right....Vista disables the Dell Symantic Quick Restore Function. Easilly fixed...read below

Dell computers with Vista preinstalled have the quick restore function installed ....upgrade customers do not. Our computers have the Dell Symantic Quick Restore function which is disabled by Vista. The program is disabled but very fixable. Just download the Goodell Quick Restore ISO image file and burn it to disk. Follow a few simple commands and your quick restore will work perfect returning your computer to factory new specs. here is a link to the file...

http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/fixes.htm

Download the zip file and open it. Then look for the ISO image file and burn it to disk. Be sure to read the instructions in the zip file.

In this Vista Reality we have its nice to able to CTRL+F11 when necessary...

Inspiron E1505 T5500 Core 2 Duo

2gb 667 mhz 5400 DD2

Intel 950 Graphics

Windows XP Media Center 2005 - Express Vista Home Premium Upgrade

GioAguilar · Answer

Does anybody know if this work??? I cannot test it, because my E1505 is Vista factory installed, and on my E520 I did a clean, but it will be nice to know this really works, just but if some one have this problem...

GioAguilar · Answer

So on my E1505 Vista factory installed, if I run that Quick Restore ISO the Ctrl F11 will work, insstead of using the F8 option.   On my E520 I did a completely CLEAN installation. deleted every single partition. So is not an option on my E520, but if there's a faster way to do a PC Restore (like Ctrl + F11)   I''m interested to know if the Ctrl + F11 will work on Vista

querry1 · Answer

Your factory installed Vista computer has quick restore but it is the F8 key not ctrl+f11 key. On your E520 if you deleted the partitions you no longer have the quick restore. If you did not delete the partitons all you have to do is run the goodell quick restore fix and you may repair you quick restore program.

Dell computers with Vista preinstalled have the quick restore function installed ....upgrade customers do not. Our computers have the Dell Symantic Quick Restore function which is disabled by Vista. The program is disabled but very fixable. Just download the Goodell Quick Restore ISO image file and burn it to disk. Follow a few simple commands and your quick restore will work perfect returning your computer to factory new specs. here is a link to the file...

http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/fixes.htm

Download the zip file and open it. Then look for the ISO image file and burn it to disk. Be sure to read the instructions in the zip file.

In this Vista Reality we have its nice to able to CTRL+F11 when necessary...

Inspiron E1505 T5500 Core 2 Duo

2gb 667 mhz 5400 DD2

Intel 950 Graphics

Windows XP Media Center 2005 - Express Vista Home Premium Upgrade

C3PO5 · Answer

Hi GioAguilar

I would not try that on you e1505 because your PC came with Vista preinstalled !!!

On my 1501 if i press ctrl & f 11 it just boot to windows Vista desktop

now if i press f8 it says to start windows normally or repair windows.

but if i press f12 and have the windows DVD in the drive and select to DVD

and Windows load until it get to the screen it says install win or repair select repair

do the steps in the link above to put PC back to the way it came from Dell it then uses the d:\recovery to get to the Dell installed image.

Using the f12,the windows DVD as a link to the RECOVERY D:\ drive where the image is installed

then it uses that image to get it back to the way it came from Dell.

If i can find out how your e1505 keys are used to get it back to the way it came from Dell.

I will let you know, { {but my thought is you would use the same keys i did}}

{ {but do not try it until you know for sure}}.!!!

Message Edited by C3PO5 on 04-30-2007 10:02 AM

GioAguilar · Answer

Thanks for that, I think is not really necesary to use Ctrl + F11 if I can use F8 Repair your computer.   I'll use F8 whenever be necesary to go back to the factory settings...   By the way, just to let other peoplee know... After PCRestore, don't forget to UNINSTALL ALL FACTORY SOFTWARE YOU DON'T NEED :smileyvery-happy:

C3PO5 · Answer

Hi GioAguilar

I did a quick check on you PC e1505 and every thing i could fine points to the f12 key.

but like i said do not try it unless { {you }}know for sure.

Someone with one may jump in say if it is [so or not]

And i did find this on goodelll site

What About Microsoft Vista?

Dell computers originally shipped with Vista preinstalled do not use the DSR system described in this document. This section contains some general notes, but since this document is about the DSR system, a detailed discussion of Vista systems is outside the scope of this webpage.

Microsoft Vista now includes its own built-in imaging application, ImageX, which is functionally similar to third-party Windows-based imagers such as Symantec Ghost, Acronis True Image, the freeware DriveImage XML, and others. ImageX is available from the Vista Recovery Environment, a boot option accessible by pressing F8 as soon as Windows begins to boot. Since this option is now built into Windows, Dell has taken advantage of that. Instead of providing a factory Ghost image to go with a proprietary DSR partition, Dell now provides a factory image in ImageX format that can be restored from the Vista Recovery Environment.

Dell's Vista systems ship with the following partition layout:

A small DellUtility partition, as before, and still disguised as type 'DE';
A NTFS partition (type '07') of about 10 GB, which is used by the Recovery Environment and holds the Dell backup image;
The main NTFS partition (type '07'), which contains the Vista operating system and occupies the bulk of the disk space.
If the system includes MediaDirect 3, there is a fourth partition at the end of the disk. This is an extended partition (type '0F') of 2 GB. An extended partition is a container for one or more logical volumes (sometimes referred to as "logical partitions" or, incorrectly, as multiple "extended partitions"). In Dell's MediaDirect 3 configuration, the extended partition contains a single logical volume occupying the full 2 GB. This logical volume contains the MediaDirect 3 operating system. The "partition type" flag for this volume in the extended partition table is--in the now familiar Dell fashion--disguised as type 'DD'.

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