Tannis,
This might be a shot in the dark since the Inspiron is older than
some I am thinking of, but you could try this to see if there was a
built in restore from the hard drive. (Obviously save your files off
first as this will wipe the drive and restore to factory default.)
Derek
Dell
1. Reboot, and press Ctrl + F11 at the Dell logo.
2. The Dell PC Restore by Symantec screen will come up.
3. Select "Restore" or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
4. If you wish to continue, click "Confirm", or use the Tab key to
highlight it and press Enter.
5. When the utility is finished, click "Finish", or use the Tab key to
highlight it and press Enter.
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 8:46 PM, tannis zamora <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have ordered my new Studio 17 laptop.
>
> I want to restore my old Dell Inspiron 1000 laptop back to the factory specs before I pass it on to a family member. I want all of my stuff off of it.
>
> With the laptop, the following disks came with it.
>
> Verbage on each disk,
>
> Disk one For Reinstalling Dell Tools System software
>
> Disk two For Reinstalling Cyberlink Power DVD software
>
> Disk three For Reinstalling Sonic MYDVD 5/3 LE and RecordNow 7.1 LE Software
>
> Disk four Drivers and Utilities For REinstalling Dell Inspiron System Software
>
> Disk five Drivers and Utilities Dell Wireless 1450 11a/b/g/ WLAN Card
> Dell TrueMobile 1300 802.11b/g PC Card
>
> I am assuming that Disk four is the operating system and all of the system software.
>
> Am I correct? And do I load all of these disks onto the computer to wipe it clean and take it back to factory?
>
> TIA
>
> tannis z TN
>
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