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    M1730 System Restore

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by dawgfan, May 30, 2009.

  1. dawgfan

    dawgfan Newbie

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    I just got a new M1730 (LOVE IT!!). I cannot figure out how to restore it to like it came from Dell.
    The manual mentions hitting CTRL-F11 while it's booting but that doesn't work. I do have a "restore" partition it looks like.
    Also, I was prompted to burn some restore discs (I think) earlier but I hit the remind me later button. How do I get to that?
    Thanks for any help.
     
    dawgfan, May 30, 2009
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  2. zergslayer69

    zergslayer69 Liquid Hz

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    Didn't you computer come with a vista disc? Why not try using that? Or did you mean restore it so that all the drivers are installed and such?
     
    zergslayer69, May 30, 2009
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  3. dawgfan

    dawgfan Newbie

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    I wanted it restored with all drivers and such. There has got to be a way - HELP!
     
    dawgfan, May 30, 2009
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  4. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    F12?

    what I do is to delete everything in the hard drive, set up 2 partitions (60GB for OS, rest = working)... then install all the drivers and programs, then clone the OS partition so that the next time, i just have to restore the clone to get all my apps and drivers instead if manually installing them
     
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  5. dawgfan

    dawgfan Newbie

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    What I want is to make the hard drive just like when I turned it on for the first time.
    Surely someone here has done that and tell me how.
     
    dawgfan, May 30, 2009
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  6. GadgetBoi

    GadgetBoi Notebook Evangelist

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    Hit F8 at boot up; select repair your computer; select next (Key Board layout); select next (Log on); choose Dell Factory Image restore.

    That will put it back to first boot-up condition
     
    GadgetBoi, May 30, 2009
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  7. dawgfan

    dawgfan Newbie

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    Thanks dude!!! I would never had figured that one out.
     
    dawgfan, May 30, 2009
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