You seem to be asking about the difference between "restore" and
recovery".
Restore is the shorter procedure wherein the machine is returned to the
state it was in on a previous date. This is useful when recent changes
such as new drivers or software render a machine unuseable. No
information is lost. This software is part of the Windows OS and the
procedure is the same for desktops and laptops.
Recovery tends to be a destructive process that involves formatting and
loss of files.
Some manufacturers, like HP arrange to save your data in a separate
folder when a recovery is done. This software is supplied by the maker,
usually in a separate partition on the HD, but some require you to make
these disks yourself.
As for the instructions, you'll have to look in your manual or on the
Dell web site as this procedure varies.


 


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [PCBUILD] lap recovery -vs- desktop recovery
From: [log in to unmask]
Date: Mon, September 13, 2010 6:04 am
To: [log in to unmask]

Since I'm no longer able to get PCSOFT in my mail, perhaps this is a 
hardware issue after all. I have a Dell laptop, newest model Inspiron
and am 
wondering in doing a 'recovery' on it --- like take it back to the 
manufacturer's settings, will be done in the same way as on a desktop. I
wrote down 
the instructions for a recovery on my desktop, but don't know if such a 
move on a laptop would have the same instructions. This is in case I
ever 
need to do a recovery. Dell does not give warranties for Software, only
on 
the hardware, and doing a recovery, I was told, was a software issue.
 
Doing a recovery as you already know only takes about 10 minutes or so, 
whereas doing a format, take much longer. Harriet

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