help how to use recovery

hello to all dell users...

i'm glad that i found this forum with a dell section..
my computer is dell inspiron 1420... too slow....
i want to reset in factory default..
i dont know how..i found restore here on the recovery partition but it doesnt works.. im not sure what i am doing.. if im wrong or maybe some file corrupted..
anyone there sir to assist me or help me on this forum how ro use recovery dell 1420.


if possible i want by details..

thanks much......

 

This recovery will work in two different ways, one if you have vista installed or XP installed, if you have vista installed follow this steps:
1 Turn on the computer.
2 As the computer starts, press <F8> on the keyboard until the Advanced Boot Options menu appears on the screen.
3 Press the <Down Arrow> on the keyboard to select Repair Your Computer on the Advanced Boot Options menu, and then press <Enter>.
4 Specify the language settings that you want, and then click Next.
5 Log in as a user who has administrative credentials, and then click OK.
6 Click Dell Factory Image Restore.
7 In the Dell Factory Image Restore window, click Next.
8 Click to select the Yes, reformat hard drive and restore system software to factory condition check box.
9 Click Next.
The computer is restored to the default factory configuration.
10 When the restore operation is completed, click Finish to restart the computer.

+++++++++++ If you have Windows XP ++++++++++++

When the Dell splash screen appears during the computer startup process, press and hold <Ctrl> and then press <F11>. Then, release both keys at the same time.

In the Dell PC Restore by Symantec window, click Restore. Alternatively, press <Tab> to highlight Restore, and then press <Enter>.

And follow the onscreen instructions, Hope this helps!!!