New to this. Please Help. Factory Restore From Cd

I have been reading everything I can find on here. Alot of useful information. I decided to restore my m11x r1 with the CD that came in the box. How can I delete the unused partion (if possible). Also what order and what drivers should I use from the dell site. A step by step to do list would help me greatly. I have restored a few other laptops before but this is my first Aleinware. Here is the service tag info if it helps:

1 22M8W Assembly,Base,Notebook,Bottom,Black,M11X
1 K260C CORD,Power,125V,2.5A,1M,C5 United States
1 J49PF SHP MTL,CSHN,NBK,M11X,LF
0 HR4DJ SRV,SW,TPAD,ANW,PHTM
0 C558R SRV,SW,ANW,CYBERLINK,YOUCAM
0 836M3 SRV,SW,ANW,FFS,PHTM
0 GX0W3 SRV,DRVR,ATHEROS,LOM,PHTM
1 5D7R1 KIT,DOC,ANW,PHTM,ENG,D/B
1 X1K7J LBL,REG,WRLES,DW1520,INSP,ROW
1 MY297 Label,Fascia,Intel,CARTON
0 GYPNX SRV,DRVR,CRDR,JMICRO,ANW,PHTM
1 8P6X6 Battery,Primary,63WHR,8C,Polymer,Samsung Power Division
1 8G49N SHP MTL,BOX,ACC,M11X,CTO
0 MN234 INFO,WINRE-SIZE,10,GB-PTN
0 H5352 INFO,ALIENWARE
0 7XYFV SRV,DRVR,WRLES,BCOM,US
0 7MPDD INFO,CHASSIS,BLK,PHTM
1 2V3TJ SHP MTL,CSHN,NBK,M11X,RGT
0 2NMGP INFO,WINRE-ADDR,10,GB-PTN
1 KVCX1 Card,Wireless,Half Mini-Card,DW1520
0 9MNKC SRV,APP,WRLES,BCOM
0 57154 Service Charge,Software, Windows 98,Fully Integrated System Test
0 Y364G INFO,DIRSHP,CMPL,TSINGMA
0 5P3V4 SRV,SW,DRVR,AUDIO,ANW,PHTM
0 58548 INFO,SW,STUFF,10MB
0 4DRDX SRV,SW,DRVR,1394,ANW,PHTM
0 X903C INFO,RYLTY,KYBD,BLIT,XLOB
1 PYTVX Keyboard,86,ENG-US,Alienware,PHTM
1 PG7MG SHP MTL,BOX,M11X
1 P5MRF SHP MTL,BOX,OUTER,M11X
1 928G4 Adapter,Alternating Current,65W,Liteon,3P,CVD,World Wide
0 J565R INFO,RYLTY,ANW,YOUCAM2.0
0 G868T SRV,SW,ANW,RE-BRANDING
0 89P7R SRV,SW,UP-DIAG,ANW,NBK
0 87V83 SRV,DRVR,INTEL,MATRIX,STR,PHTM
0 53M8H SRV,SW,DRVR,INT,NVIDIA,N11P
0 1TRWK SRV,DRVR,INTG-CMRA,ANW,PHTM
0 04D88 SRV,SW,CHIPSET,ANW,PHTM
1 RFFMF SHP MTL,BAG,NBK,AW,M11X
0 NU242 INFO,WINRE-SIZE,15,GB-PTN
0 3PXV8 INFO,ALIENWARE, REBRANDING
0 W5X39 SRV,SW,OSD,ANW,PHTM
0 H756T INFO,SW,STEAM,RYLTY
0 CT097 Service Charge,Operating System,VISTA,FLASH,INSTALLER
0 C5245 Service Charge, Operating Software, Windows XP Professional SP1, Windows 2000SP4, SUN-JRE
0 3R6XV INFO,SUN@V,16017
0 2PFFT INFO,QFE,WIN7,CONSUMER
0 X278C SRV,OS,DOTNET,INSTALLER
1 Y2XT6 LBL,COA,OS,W7HP64,ANW
1 VWGCV ASSY,BASE,NBK,SU7300,R0,M11X
0 MV586 SRV,SW,ANW,COMMANDCENTER,PHTM
0 KP970 INFO,ALIENFXCOLOR@V,BLUE
0 KP963 SRV,SW,ANW,WALLPAPER
0 JRR02 INFO,WIN7
2 H299F Dual In-Line Memory Module,2GB1067MHZ,256X64,8K,200
1 DW6RN Kit,Software,W7HP64,Multi-Language,Alienware
0 468XJ INFO,NIC,PHTM
0 WM2XV INFO,WINRE-ADDR,400,MB-PTN
0 MM373 INFO,SW,MCAF,30DAY,RYLTY,ANW
0 GNHF2 INFO,VID,PHTM
0 00159 Information,First Boot,Hard Drive
1 Y6NXY ASSY,CVR,HNG-UP,NO WWAN,BLK
0 W752M INFO,SW,AVATAR@V,AV9
0 TGN1W SRV,SW,MCAF,30DAY,MUI,ANW
0 R0920 Service Charge,OS,Windows XP Windows 2000,Direct-X
0 P352J SRV,SW,ADB,RDR,9.0,MLANG
0 NU242 INFO,WINRE-SIZE,15,GB-PTN
0 TM318 INFO,SLP2,ENABLE,WINDOWS
0 MN234 INFO,WINRE-SIZE,10,GB-PTN
0 J506T SRV,SW,ANW,AVATAR
0 9WV3G INFO,.NET@V,35000,SP1
0 2XK0V INFO,WINRE-BASE,750,MB-PTN
0 253VN INFO,DX@V,110000
0 KH1FW INFO,AUD,PHTM
0 JRR02 INFO,WIN7
0 F214K SRV,SW,DTSV,BSC,2.0
0 9FJYM Service Install Module,Software,Extreme Performance System,L501X
1 WV4DD LBL,RTL,BRCD,ANW,M11X,8134
0 W66R1 INFO,WMP@V,12000
0 J189M SRV,SW,STEAM
1 GKTCN LBL,RTL,ANW,M11X,BBUY,8134
0 FPM0R INFO,RYLTY,ANW,SENSIBLEVI
1 8472G Label,Intel,Notebook,C2D,Rebranding
0 325YJ INFO,WEB-CMRA,PHTM
1 DV7KP HARD DRIVE,250,S2,7.2,P11,2.5,HIT-PANC
0 X730M INFO,SW,ANW,AUON
0 WU119 SRV,SW,RETAIL-MARKER
0 TX271 Service Charge,Software Windows Vista OS,Personal Computer-RESTORE,ALL
0 J190M SRV,SW,PORTAL
1 V1V85 Liquid Crystal Display,11.6HDF,White Light Emitted Diode,True Life,Au Optronics Corp
1 D844D INSTR,GNRC,RTL
0 864KE Information,PLACEHOLDER PIECE-PART
0 7DRVG INFO,FLASH@V,1004234
0 706MF AW,NAME-PLT,GNRC,ANW,PHTM
0 RM101 INFO,RETAIL-MARKER
0 MMJKH SRV,OS,W7HP64,ENG,NO-E
0 HR1WV SRV,OS,WIN7,Q974476
0 X306M INFO,SW,WALLPAPER@V,AW-CO9
0 T2673 Service Charge,Operating System,Windows XP OCA-MARKER
0 RPRV5 INFO,WINRE-ADDR,7,GB-PTN
0 PJ289 INFO,VPEPR
0 N162M SRV,SW,LTG,DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG

 

Holy bigesus, i just restored mine and all i did was delete everytihng in the windows.old file (there was a vrius)
then i just redownloaded every thing like WoW MSE Avira, cursor fx, and all drivers from dell.

 

My biggest issue is there are 21 drivers on the dell site. I dont think I need all of them and I would like to delete the unused partion to free up that space.

 

Check out this guide by unreal25, it has a lot of valuable information on the subject.

As to the installation - Dell recommends the next order:

1. Desktop System Software (DSS) or Notebook System Software (NSS)
2. Chipset
3. Video Adapter
4. Network Interface Card (NIC)
5. Laptops Only: Dell Quickset or Dell Control Point Manager (DCP)
6. Audio Adapter
7. Modem
8. Wireless Network Card
9. Touchpad, Pointer, Trackstick, Mice, and Keyboards​

Also it is worth keeping in mind that restoring the system from the CD won't give you the Alienware Command Center, necessary to control the AlienFX lighting effects. (at least it doesn't for an m11xR1)

 

By the way, I am curious of the reason you wish to do a factory restore from CD? Something went amiss - or you just wish to perform some "maintennance care"?

I'd say, restoring the system from its recovery partition might be a more straightforward and simple option, considering that the CD does not include the Alienware-specific software...

 

The recovery Partition got accidently formated when I put in the Cd. I just wanted to swipe the computer clean.

 

I see all the drivers, but dont think I need all of them for my system.

Drivers & Downloads

 

Do I need to install all of these drivers or only a select few?

 

I'll be restoring from dvd's with mine, because I'm swapping the HDD out. How do I get the Alienware command center software?

 

Drivers & Downloads

under applications

 

it's still downloadable. that's good