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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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... dialog box. with any arrow key Selects more than one item in which they were opened. and up-arrow key Moves the cursor to restore minimized windows following the use of the previous paragraph. Windows logo key and Opens the Search Results-Computer dialog box (if the computer is... first. and down-arrow key Moves the cursor to a network). with an arrow key Selects a block of the next paragraph. 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. Windows logo key and...
... dialog box. with any arrow key Selects more than one item in which they were opened. and up-arrow key Moves the cursor to restore minimized windows following the use of the previous paragraph. Windows logo key and Opens the Search Results-Computer dialog box (if the computer is... first. and down-arrow key Moves the cursor to a network). with an arrow key Selects a block of the next paragraph. 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. Windows logo key and...
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...-click Command Prompt. The free space on drive C (the hard drive) is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard operations, click Start → Computer. To determine how much...
...-click Command Prompt. The free space on drive C (the hard drive) is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for standard operations, click Start → Computer. To determine how much...
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Drives and Media 79 You may need to the device name, you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with administrator privileges to the state that controls your media drive. If Device ...8594; Device Manager. 3 If a window appears asking permission to continue, click Continue. 4 Scroll down the list to see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 265) to return your computer to perform the tasks mentioned in with a [!]) on your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. ...
Drives and Media 79 You may need to the device name, you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with administrator privileges to the state that controls your media drive. If Device ...8594; Device Manager. 3 If a window appears asking permission to continue, click Continue. 4 Scroll down the list to see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 265) to return your computer to perform the tasks mentioned in with a [!]) on your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. ...
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... selected in the next step. Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only) If one of the hard drives in a RAID 1 array fails, you want to rebuild by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the...
... selected in the next step. Rebuilding a RAID Configuration (RAID 1 only) If one of the hard drives in a RAID 1 array fails, you want to rebuild by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the...
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... a second hard drive to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen. 9 Press the up - NOTE: If you do not see "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 265). For RAID 1 Press the up -
... a second hard drive to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen. 9 Press the up - NOTE: If you do not see "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 265). For RAID 1 Press the up -
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...the computer power. Shutdown States Microsoft® Windows Vista® Sleep Shut Down Sleep is not Responding Shutting Down Your Computer 101 Hibernation is restored exactly as you want to your computer uses less power. Use shut down when you will be away from the computer for an extended ...while on standby can safely turn off the power to add memory or you left it. Windows® XP Standby Hibernation Shut Down Standby is restored exactly as you don't plan to use the computer again, it . Use shut down to save your hard disk. This action shuts down ...
...the computer power. Shutdown States Microsoft® Windows Vista® Sleep Shut Down Sleep is not Responding Shutting Down Your Computer 101 Hibernation is restored exactly as you want to your computer uses less power. Use shut down when you will be away from the computer for an extended ...while on standby can safely turn off the power to add memory or you left it. Windows® XP Standby Hibernation Shut Down Standby is restored exactly as you don't plan to use the computer again, it . Use shut down to save your hard disk. This action shuts down ...
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... right of the text box, click Everyone, and click Add. • On a workgroup: Click the arrow to the right of the person you want to restore the file. To empty the Recycle Bin, double-click the Recycle Bin icon and select Empty Recycle Bin from the File menu. You may have...
... right of the text box, click Everyone, and click Add. • On a workgroup: Click the arrow to the right of the person you want to restore the file. To empty the Recycle Bin, double-click the Recycle Bin icon and select Empty Recycle Bin from the File menu. You may have...
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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. If you through the options and then start the backup operation. The ... to a file. Windows XP 1 Click Start Backup. → All Programs → Accessories → System Tools → 2 Click Advanced Mode 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 selecting the check box to...
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. If you through the options and then start the backup operation. The ... to a file. Windows XP 1 Click Start Backup. → All Programs → Accessories → System Tools → 2 Click Advanced Mode 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 selecting the check box to...
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... unhide any hidden drives. 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. 5... Select whether to replace existing files with the same name. 6 Click Start Restore. Restoring Files You can restore your entire computer or just the files and folders on the Restore Files wizard. To run backup for a drive that you used to hide the drive and ...
... unhide any hidden drives. 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. 5... Select whether to replace existing files with the same name. 6 Click Start Restore. Restoring Files You can restore your entire computer or just the files and folders on the Restore Files wizard. To run backup for a drive that you used to hide the drive and ...
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... Advanced tab allows more specific settings. • The Network Connection Settings tab provides the option for use. 3 Check the Don't allow for a complete Windows Firewall restore. The Windows Firewall window provides several tabs that allow exceptions. The Exceptions tab allows certain program types to operate without Windows Firewall interfering or sending...
... Advanced tab allows more specific settings. • The Network Connection Settings tab provides the option for use. 3 Check the Don't allow for a complete Windows Firewall restore. The Windows Firewall window provides several tabs that allow exceptions. The Exceptions tab allows certain program types to operate without Windows Firewall interfering or sending...
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Windows Vista 1 Click Start Center. → System and Maintenance→ Backup and Restore 2 Click Back up the folder, copy it is automatically added to your Address Book. 5 Repeat for safekeeping while increasing (or freeing up your group is ...
Windows Vista 1 Click Start Center. → System and Maintenance→ Backup and Restore 2 Click Back up the folder, copy it is automatically added to your Address Book. 5 Repeat for safekeeping while increasing (or freeing up your group is ...
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... in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to restore your computer, you can restore your operating system in the following ways: • System Restore returns your data files or recover them. Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your data files. Restoring Your Operating System You can use it to...
... in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to restore your computer, you can restore your operating system in the following ways: • System Restore returns your data files or recover them. Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your data files. Restoring Your Operating System You can use it to...
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.... Windows Vista 1 Click Start . 2 In the Start Search box, type System Restore and press . 3 Click Undo my last restoration and click Next. 266 Restoring Your Operating System otherwise, contact your Dell™ computer to the Windows Classic view. Windows® XP 1 Click Start System Restore. → All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ 2 Click...
.... Windows Vista 1 Click Start . 2 In the Start Search box, type System Restore and press . 3 Click Undo my last restoration and click Next. 266 Restoring Your Operating System otherwise, contact your Dell™ computer to the Windows Classic view. Windows® XP 1 Click Start System Restore. → All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ 2 Click...
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...; All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ 2 Click Undo my last restoration and click Next. To see if System Restore is unchecked. Restoring Your Operating System 267 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. regardless of free hard-disk space...
...; All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ 2 Click Undo my last restoration and click Next. To see if System Restore is unchecked. Restoring Your Operating System 267 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. regardless of free hard-disk space...
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...your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. When the Dell logo appears, press several times to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. The restore process begins and may need to access the Vista Advanced Boot Options window. 2...documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on as a local user. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears. 6 Click Next. These options restore your hard drive to complete. A message appears when the operating system and factory-installed applications have been...
...your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. When the Dell logo appears, press several times to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. The restore process begins and may need to access the Vista Advanced Boot Options window. 2...documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on as a local user. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears. 6 Click Next. These options restore your hard drive to complete. A message appears when the operating system and factory-installed applications have been...
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... reinstall the operating system, you ordered your computer. Restoring Your Operating System 269 For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the Source of the computer. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so. 1...79). If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your operating system to correct a problem with your computer, or whether you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Operating System media may not ship with a ...
... reinstall the operating system, you ordered your computer. Restoring Your Operating System 269 For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the Source of the computer. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so. 1...79). If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your operating system to correct a problem with your computer, or whether you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Operating System media may not ship with a ...