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Totally Reboot My Dell Pc

bargainboy
bargainboy Posts: 235 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
can someone tell me how I reboot my Dell PC back to its original state as if it has never been used before. I have a laptop now and want to give the desktop to my daughter for her schoolwork and games etc there is nothing on there that i want to keep and it is just clogged up with rubbish so i want to scrap everything and start again. can anyone help me to do this
Bargain Boy
No amount of money is worth more than good health

Comments

  • Redmikee
    Redmikee Posts: 179 Forumite
    Do you have a software restore disk that came with it?( Dell sometimes supply them sometimes not).
    If so boot the computer from the CD and it will restore the operating system and all the programs that were on it originally.

    Mike
  • Seagull
    Seagull Posts: 286 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    It think it depends how old your puter is.
    Norton Ghost is available on Dell Dimension™ and Inspiron™ systems that shipped on or after Oct. 18, 2005 in the Americasand 18 Feb. 2006 in Europe.

    Instructions here. ;)
  • bargainboy
    bargainboy Posts: 235 Forumite
    dont know about notons ghost and the PC is 2 years old
    Bargain Boy
    No amount of money is worth more than good health
  • bargainboy
    bargainboy Posts: 235 Forumite
    oh and i dont have a reboot cd
    Bargain Boy
    No amount of money is worth more than good health
  • thegoon
    thegoon Posts: 482 Forumite
    ok, you could struggle then, also be careful with dells as most of our company run on dell and when they get reimaged (complete wipe and restore of windows) they tend to lose their visual and network drivers. So if you have a small home network then you wont be able to connect to the internet without reinstalling the network card drivers
    Trophies are like Buses, you wait 26 years.
    Then 3 come along at once!!!!
  • bargainboy
    bargainboy Posts: 235 Forumite
    hmm harder than i thought all i want to do is get rid of the old rubbish that is on there anyone got any other suggestions that i could do rather than a total reboot
    Bargain Boy
    No amount of money is worth more than good health
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    try control and F11 at boot time..

    http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/fixes.htm
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • bargainboy
    bargainboy Posts: 235 Forumite
    okay thanks will try this and keep you all posted
    Bargain Boy
    No amount of money is worth more than good health
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