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... Backing up Files 117 Windows Vista 117 Windows XP 118 Running Backup When the Settings Have Been Preconfigured 118 Running Backup With Hidden Drives 119 Restoring Files 119 Windows Vista 119 Windows XP 119 9 Managing Applications (Programs) . . . 121 Installing Applications on Your Computer 121 Installing Applications From a CD or DVD With...
... Backing up Files 117 Windows Vista 117 Windows XP 118 Running Backup When the Settings Have Been Preconfigured 118 Running Backup With Hidden Drives 119 Restoring Files 119 Windows Vista 119 Windows XP 119 9 Managing Applications (Programs) . . . 121 Installing Applications on Your Computer 121 Installing Applications From a CD or DVD With...
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...262 Calling From a Remote Location 262 19 Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . 265 Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore . . . . . 265 Starting System Restore 266 Undoing the Last System Restore 266 Enabling System Restore 267 Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 267 Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . 268 Using the ... Lights for Laptop Computers 275 System Messages for Desktop Computers. . . . . 275 System Messages for Laptop Computers . . . . . 276 Windows Hardware Troubleshooter 280 Running the Dell Diagnostics 281 Contents 19
...262 Calling From a Remote Location 262 19 Restoring Your Operating System . . . . . 265 Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore . . . . . 265 Starting System Restore 266 Undoing the Last System Restore 266 Enabling System Restore 267 Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 267 Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . 268 Using the ... Lights for Laptop Computers 275 System Messages for Desktop Computers. . . . . 275 System Messages for Laptop Computers . . . . . 276 Windows Hardware Troubleshooter 280 Running the Dell Diagnostics 281 Contents 19
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.... Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your finger to press and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to the USB port. System Restore can be auto-detected by your mouse when the mouse is connected to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on...
.... Turning the Touch Pointer On or Off From the Taskbar 1 Use your finger to press and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to the USB port. System Restore can be auto-detected by your mouse when the mouse is connected to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch pointer on...
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... Whether a Device Driver is integrated into the alphabetic keys.) Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 65 For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 265 HINT: If you still have to perform different sets of functions: • Alphanumeric keys for typing letters, numbers, punctuation...
... Whether a Device Driver is integrated into the alphabetic keys.) Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 65 For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 265 HINT: If you still have to perform different sets of functions: • Alphanumeric keys for typing letters, numbers, punctuation...
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...logo key and Opens the Run dialog box. Windows logo key and Opens the Search Results-Computer dialog box (if the computer is connected to restore minimized windows following the use of text. with an arrow key Selects a block of the Windows logo key and combination. This key combination functions... key Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph. Windows logo key and Minimizes all minimized windows. Windows logo key and Restores all open items. Cycles through items in the order in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
...logo key and Opens the Run dialog box. Windows logo key and Opens the Search Results-Computer dialog box (if the computer is connected to restore minimized windows following the use of text. with an arrow key Selects a block of the Windows logo key and combination. This key combination functions... key Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph. Windows logo key and Minimizes all minimized windows. Windows logo key and Restores all open items. Cycles through items in the order in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
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To determine the amount of drives and storage devices appears. The free space on drive C (the hard drive) is available for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 265). A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click...
To determine the amount of drives and storage devices appears. The free space on drive C (the hard drive) is available for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 265). A list of hard drive space used by Shadow Storage: 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click...
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... Whether a Device Driver is the Source of the Driver If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with administrator privileges to perform the tasks mentioned in with a [!]) on page 265)...click the device for Media Drives A driver is next to the device name, you may need to see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on the device icon. Installing Drivers for which the new driver was installed, and click Properties. 4 Click the Drivers tab→ Roll Back ...
... Whether a Device Driver is the Source of the Driver If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with administrator privileges to perform the tasks mentioned in with a [!]) on page 265)...click the device for Media Drives A driver is next to the device name, you may need to see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on the device icon. Installing Drivers for which the new driver was installed, and click Properties. 4 Click the Drivers tab→ Roll Back ...
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.... • "Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System" on page 93. 92 Drives and Media NOTE: You can rebuild the array by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to rebuild by clicking the check box beside it. 6 Click Next→ Finish. Back up any...
.... • "Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array Before Installing the Operating System" on page 93. 92 Drives and Media NOTE: You can rebuild the array by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to rebuild by clicking the check box beside it. 6 Click Next→ Finish. Back up any...
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The selected hard drives appear in your computer to create the RAID volume. 8 Confirm that you want to RAID-enabled mode (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. Click Next. and down -arrow ...
The selected hard drives appear in your computer to create the RAID volume. 8 Confirm that you want to RAID-enabled mode (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 87). 2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console. Click Next. and down -arrow ...
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... seconds) when you must turn off the power to save power when you left it comes out of standby quickly, and your desktop is restored exactly as you will be away from the computer for several days. Hibernation is a state in memory on standby can safely turn off the...Microsoft® Windows Vista® Sleep Shut Down Sleep is not Responding Shutting Down Your Computer 101 When you restart the computer, your desktop is restored exactly as you can cause a loss of unsaved information. Use hibernation to use the computer again, it . When you want to use the ...
... seconds) when you must turn off the power to save power when you left it comes out of standby quickly, and your desktop is restored exactly as you will be away from the computer for several days. Hibernation is a state in memory on standby can safely turn off the...Microsoft® Windows Vista® Sleep Shut Down Sleep is not Responding Shutting Down Your Computer 101 When you restart the computer, your desktop is restored exactly as you can cause a loss of unsaved information. Use hibernation to use the computer again, it . When you want to use the ...
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... a new user account to share files with , click Check Names, and click OK. • On a domain - Type the name of the person you need to restore the file. To empty the Recycle Bin, double-click the Recycle Bin icon and select Empty Recycle Bin from the File menu. Sharing Files Windows...
... a new user account to share files with , click Check Names, and click OK. • On a domain - Type the name of the person you need to restore the file. To empty the Recycle Bin, double-click the Recycle Bin icon and select Empty Recycle Bin from the File menu. Sharing Files Windows...
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... or hardware compression, click Advanced. Running Backup When the Settings Have Been Preconfigured If a backup procedure has been preconfigured, simply access the Backup or Restore Wizard and click Next and Finish where appropriate without changing settings. Windows XP 1 Click Start Backup. → All Programs → Accessories →... up files and folders to a tape. 6 In Backup media or file name, do one of a file or folder in the Backup or Restore Wizard. 3 On the Backup tab→ Job→ New. 4 Specify the files and folders you want to back up by clicking the Tools...
... or hardware compression, click Advanced. Running Backup When the Settings Have Been Preconfigured If a backup procedure has been preconfigured, simply access the Backup or Restore Wizard and click Next and Finish where appropriate without changing settings. Windows XP 1 Click Start Backup. → All Programs → Accessories →... up files and folders to a tape. 6 In Backup media or file name, do one of a file or folder in the Backup or Restore Wizard. 3 On the Backup tab→ Job→ New. 4 Specify the files and folders you want to back up by clicking the Tools...
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... Click Advanced Mode. 3 On the Restore and Manage Media tab, select the files and folders you want to restore. 4 Select the location to restore your computer. Restoring Files You can restore your entire computer or just the files and folders on the Restore Files wizard. To run backup for ... and Folders 119 Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel → System and Maintenance → Backup and Restore Center. 2 Click either Restore files or Restore computer. 3 Click Continue on User Account Control dialog box and follow the instructions on your backed-up files and folders...
... Click Advanced Mode. 3 On the Restore and Manage Media tab, select the files and folders you want to restore. 4 Select the location to restore your computer. Restoring Files You can restore your entire computer or just the files and folders on the Restore Files wizard. To run backup for ... and Folders 119 Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel → System and Maintenance → Backup and Restore Center. 2 Click either Restore files or Restore computer. 3 Click Continue on User Account Control dialog box and follow the instructions on your backed-up files and folders...
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... two settings: On and Off. The Advanced tab allows more specific settings. • The Network Connection Settings tab provides the option for a complete Windows Firewall restore. Setting Windows Firewall to On (recommended) provides another . • The Default Settings allow exceptions check box to the left are green with a checkmark (On) or...
... two settings: On and Off. The Advanced tab allows more specific settings. • The Network Connection Settings tab provides the option for a complete Windows Firewall restore. Setting Windows Firewall to On (recommended) provides another . • The Default Settings allow exceptions check box to the left are green with a checkmark (On) or...
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... service from the drop-down list at the end of the text box. Windows Vista 1 Click Start Center. → System and Maintenance→ Backup and Restore 2 Click Back up your e-mail messages and other files for each addition until your disk space. After finding and selecting an address, it to your...
... service from the drop-down list at the end of the text box. Windows Vista 1 Click Start Center. → System and Maintenance→ Backup and Restore 2 Click Back up your e-mail messages and other files for each addition until your disk space. After finding and selecting an address, it to your...
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... when you purchased the computer. Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your data files. Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in the following ways: •...
... when you purchased the computer. Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your data files. Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in the following ways: •...
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...Accessories→ System Tools→ 2 Click either Restore my computer to an earlier time or Create a restore point. 3 Click Next and follow the remaining prompts on the screen. If you are an administrator on -screen prompts. otherwise, contact your Dell™ computer to the Windows Classic view. ...Undoing the Last System Restore NOTICE: Before you undo the last system restore, save and close all open files and exit any open programs. Do not alter,...
...Accessories→ System Tools→ 2 Click either Restore my computer to an earlier time or Create a restore point. 3 Click Next and follow the remaining prompts on the screen. If you are an administrator on -screen prompts. otherwise, contact your Dell™ computer to the Windows Classic view. ...Undoing the Last System Restore NOTICE: Before you undo the last system restore, save and close all open files and exit any open programs. Do not alter,...
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... operating system problem. Ensure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked under Automatic restore points. Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data on certain computers. Use Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) or Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) only as the last method to Windows XP. If...
... operating system problem. Ensure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked under Automatic restore points. Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data on certain computers. Use Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) or Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) only as the last method to Windows XP. If...
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... 7 Click the check box to confirm that you may take five or more minutes to complete. The restore process begins and may need to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. The System Recovery Options window appears. 3 Select a keyboard layout and click Next. 4 To access... a local user. These options restore your hard drive to the operating state it was in the User name field, then click OK. 5 Click Dell Factory Image Restore. If possible, back up all data before using PC Restore or Factory Image Restore. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears. 6 Click ...
... 7 Click the check box to confirm that you may take five or more minutes to complete. The restore process begins and may need to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. The System Recovery Options window appears. 3 Select a keyboard layout and click Next. 4 To access... a local user. These options restore your hard drive to the operating state it was in the User name field, then click OK. 5 Click Dell Factory Image Restore. If possible, back up all data before using PC Restore or Factory Image Restore. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears. 6 Click ...
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...affect programs that were installed during the assembly of the computer. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your operating system to complete. The options can take 1 to 2 hours to the operating state it was in before ...Determining Whether a Device Driver is the first drive detected by the computer. After you reinstall the operating system, you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Operating System media may not ship with a newly installed driver, first try Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Microsoft...
...affect programs that were installed during the assembly of the computer. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your operating system to complete. The options can take 1 to 2 hours to the operating state it was in before ...Determining Whether a Device Driver is the first drive detected by the computer. After you reinstall the operating system, you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Operating System media may not ship with a newly installed driver, first try Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Microsoft...