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    Help with factory restore?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by frazzyfin, May 12, 2010.

  1. frazzyfin

    frazzyfin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm trying to restore my SXPS16 back to how it was when i bought it using the recovery partition. But when I go to the advanced boot menu the option to do the factory restore is missing.

    I know I can do a clean windows install using the CD that came with it but I'd rather just have it the way it was when I first got it.

    Does anyone know of a way to fix this, or otherwise, is there another way to do a factory restore?
     
    frazzyfin, May 12, 2010
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    danp224 Notebook Evangelist

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    When you are booting, are you hitting F8 multiple times?

    That should give you the option to repair your system.
     
    danp224, May 12, 2010
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    frazzyfin Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yup, thats how i'm getting on to the advaceed boot menu.
     
    frazzyfin, May 12, 2010
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    The first option "Repair your computer," will take you to the option to restore to factory defaults..
     
    danp224, May 12, 2010
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