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    restoring a dell help

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Marco91, Apr 13, 2009.

  1. Marco91

    Marco91 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have my recovery cd for my desktop dell. Could i use my desktop recovery cd and use it on a dell laptop. And also is it possible to keep files such as microsoft office when recovering. Would appreciate the help greatly! Thanks!
     
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Is this a Windows installation CD, or a drive image?
     
  3. Marco91

    Marco91 Notebook Enthusiast

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    its the standard recovery cd that comes with dell.