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    How to Restore to Factory Default

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Rosemarycane, Nov 25, 2009.

  1. Rosemarycane

    Rosemarycane Notebook Consultant

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    I recently reinstalled Windows 7 on my M15x, but would like to restore to factory defaults. I can see the recovery partition, but cannot access it press ing F8. How can I restore using this partition?
     
    Rosemarycane, Nov 25, 2009
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  2. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Do you see the Alien Respawn message when booting up? If so, use F10 - not F8.

    If not, Try This.
     
    BatBoy, Nov 25, 2009
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