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    Having trouble starting DELL Factory Restore on XPS Studio 16

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by pwl2706, Jun 8, 2013.

  1. pwl2706

    pwl2706 Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have a DELL XPS Studio 16 1647 laptop.

    It is now time to restore it to factory settings as it's got too slow and annoying.

    I thought I could just reboot, and hot F8 a few times once the DELL Logo appears and the Recovery options would be shown.

    I have tried that severl times and the load happens so fast that Windows starts.

    How can I start the Recovery option - is it the DELL key, or the F11?

    thanks

    Philip
     
    pwl2706, Jun 8, 2013
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  2. dave-p

    dave-p Notebook Deity

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    Do you see a "D" partition on your drive ?

    Some XPS systems did not have it so Repair is the only option from F8 or F11.

    You may need to get a set of Dell Disks

    or you can download the OS and use your key located on your computer
     
    dave-p, Jun 8, 2013
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  3. pwl2706

    pwl2706 Newbie

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    yes there is a Recovery partition, and in Disk Manager it shows as Heathly, I guess in the morning I'll try hitting F8 as soon as I press the power button
     
    pwl2706, Jun 8, 2013
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  4. paolo2

    paolo2 Notebook Geek

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    Why not just reformat and do a fresh install?
     
    paolo2, Sep 12, 2013
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