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help - reinstall
I know very little about computers. How do I "start from scratch" with my computer? It has a lot of stuff on it that I don't need, and don't know how it got there. Do I just reinstall or do I have to delete things before I reinstall? I want it to be like how it was when I first got it.
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Posted June 3rd, 2005 14:00
On Denny's website Denny's New Dell User's Guide at http://www.djdenham.com/Install%20Procedures.htm It say "CAUTION--Read Before Proceeding
If you are using a Dimension or Inspiron system made after July 15, 2004 your hard disk has a partition on it which can be used to restore the system to an "as shipped" condition. The procedure for doing this is given here at http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?dn=1090151&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19 If you reinstall Windows XP you will rewrite the Master Boot Record on the hard disk and this feature will no longer be available."
Go to this website
Dell - Support What Solutions are Available to Me if I do not have My Operating System or Drivers CD's? at http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?c=us&cs=19&DN=1092188&l=en&s=dhs "How Do I Create My Operating System CD using the Dell OS Recovery Utility?", Software Reinstall Guide, "How Do I Use the Dell PC Restore by Symantec Utility?", "How do I use the System Restore utility in the Microsoft Window's XP operating system?", "What is Dell PC Restore by Symantec and what will it Restore on My Computer?" link's are in this article.