Operating System CD using the Dell OS Recovery Utility

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@nitreniumions wrote:

Does the OS CD created using this method works the same way as the Dell PC Restore functionality?

 

Using the Advanced Forum Search on the bottom of this page, you can quite easily find the answer to this often asked question.

 

No, it does not.

 

Systems shipped after June 15, 2004 came with Symantec PC Restore. This utility restores the computer to an "as-shipped" condition. If you haven't reformatted, repartitioned, or otherwise modified the master boot record, it should work. Click here for instructions about Symantec PC Restore.

If the Symantec PC Restore utility won't work, but still resides on your computer, a Dell customer has figured out some ways to get it to work again. Note - If you removed this partition, it is not recoverable, cannot be downloaded from the internet, and cannot be shipped from Dell. Click here for ways to fix Symantec PC Restore. Users have also reported that the partition can be restored with Ghost 2003, and Ghost 9 using the '03 capabilities of it.

Systems that shipped beginning in early 2005 may ship without Windows XP. There SHOULD be (but sometimes isn't) a utility on your computer to run and create the Windows XP CD. This is a RUN ONCE utility. Click here for instructions to create your Windows XP CD. You can call Dell and request a CD and wait for it to ship.

Your message suggests that this one time feature creates a Win XP CD. Once I have this, I could then install the OS and download the relevant drivers to setup a working laptop. I think this would not create a machine as it was shipped by Dell (with all the apps and utilities that were shipped). Is my understanding accurate?

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@nitreniumions wrote:

Your message suggests that this one time feature creates a Win XP CD. Once I have this, I could then install the OS and download the relevant drivers to setup a working laptop. I think this would not create a machine as it was shipped by Dell (with all the apps and utilities that were shipped). Is my understanding accurate?

That's why I said "No it does not".  Your understanding is accurate.

Message Edited by rickmktg on 05-16-2005 12:02 PM