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Deleting Windows 7
I have a DELL Inspron 531 that came loaded with Windows XP. I tried Windows 7, and do not like it. I would like to reload XP, but I'm confused, and don't want to make another mistake. Is it as simple as re loading the the XP disk that came with the computer.
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Posted March 27th, 2010 18:00
Well, there are two ways you can install XP back to this computer. If the factory image is still intact try pressing CTRL+F11 upon startup on the DELL LOGO screen. This should pull a PCRESTORE BY SYMANTEC and just continue with tthe prompt to restore it.
If that doesn't work you'll need to boot to the XP CD and Delete the windows 7 partition, then proceed with formating to NTFS. Just have your drivers CD ready as well.
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Posted March 27th, 2010 17:00
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?docid=179256