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    I need Help

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by sweetgirl66, Jan 18, 2012.

  1. sweetgirl66

    sweetgirl66 Newbie

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    I have a Dell Inspiron 1100 Laptop. I want to restore the system like it was when it came from the factory, but i do not have the CD for it. I have tried everything and i can not get it to restore. Is there any way to do so without The CD's that was suppose to be with it. Please help !!!!!!
     
    sweetgirl66, Jan 18, 2012
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    If you no longer have the restore partition on your drive, and you didn't make a restore CD, there's pretty much no way you can restore the factory image. You can, however, do a clean install of Windows... just get a copy of the Windows specified by your CoA (doesn't need to be Dell branded), install, and activate with said CoA.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jan 18, 2012
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    IMO it's just easier to buy a corresponding Dell disc (Home, Pro, Media Center) and reimage your machine and download the corresponding drivers from Dell's Support site. The discs are cheap.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 18, 2012
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