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Question posted by wilbbnook1 on February 21st, 2014
How To Reinstall Windows Xp To Original State On Dell Vostro 400
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Owner's Manual - Page 4
Power Management Options in Windows XP 35 Standby Mode 35 Hibernate Mode 36 Power Options Properties 37
Power Management Options in Windows Vista . . . . 38 Standby Mode 39 Hibernate Mode 40 Power Plan Properties 40 Enabling SpeedStep™ Technology 41
About RAID Configurations 42 RAID Level 1 Configuration 42 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on your printer.
Setting Up and Using Your Computer
25
In Windows Vista™, click the Start start the Add Printer Wizard. 1... computer's operating system, a printer wizard may be available to help you install the printer driver: In Windows® XP, click Start→ Printers and Faxes→ Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard.
...
Owner's Manual - Page 35
...desktop mode, you can drag objects from one screen to the entire computer.
NOTICE: If your computer loses power while in standby mode, it was in prior to support.dell.com. You can reduce power to entering the mode.
When a Windows XP..., it returns to the operating state it may vary according to security and networking appear in Windows XP Home Edition. Changing the Display ...
Owner's Manual - Page 36
If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically.
36
Setting Up and Using Your Computer The computer may take a short time to you.
To immediately activate standby mode without a period of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to exit...
Owner's Manual - Page 52
... for document #154781 (What Are The Different Methods To Transfer Files From My Old Computer To My New Dell™ Computer Using the Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System?).
When all of the settings and files have been applied, the Finished screen appears.
3 Click Finished and restart the new computer. screen, select...
Owner's Manual - Page 60
...Windows from recognizing the drive
E N S U R E T H A T T H E D R I V E I S E N A B L E D I S K - See "Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive" on page 93. If the drive is not listed, perform a full scan with your antivirus software to eliminate the possibility that the original...R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I C S - Windows XP • Click Start and click My Computer.
Owner's Manual - Page 65
To remove and then reinstall the program: Windows XP
1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Add or Remove Programs→ Programs and Features.
...I B L E .
If so, run the program that you want to restore computer resources. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 187). Windows Vista 1 Click Start → Control Panel→ Programs→ Programs and Features. 2 Select the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 90
... and check for Dell computers. Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your computer might not work correctly. Using Windows Device Driver Rollback
If... next to reinstall the driver or install a new driver (see if any device, identify whether the driver is next to the device name, you may need to the device name. Windows XP
1 Click...
Owner's Manual - Page 91
Windows XP
1 Click Start and click .... If not, go to the operating state that existed before you installed the new driver.
If you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. ..., then reinstall the driver from the Drivers and Utilities media.
1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the Drivers and Utilities media.
NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear...
Owner's Manual - Page 92
...reinstall and follow the instructions on your hard drive.
7 When the name of device for which you are installing the driver.
4 Right-click the device for which the driver is not required by your computer.
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Troubleshooting Tools Windows XP... in your system window.
6 Click the...that driver is being reinstalled, then click Properties....
A message appears, stating that came installed in ...
Owner's Manual - Page 93
... 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:
• System...the location to which you can restore your operating system in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the operating state it to restore your operating system problem. If you are...
Owner's Manual - Page 94
...of your data files or recover them. NOTE: The procedures in an undesirable operating state.
Windows XP
1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ ...Dell computer to the Windows Classic view. Using Microsoft Windows System Restore
The Windows operating systems provide a System Restore option which allows you restore the computer to an earlier operating state...
Owner's Manual - Page 95
... Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore
NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all open files and exit any open programs. Do not alter, open, or delete any programs or drivers installed after you purchased
Troubleshooting Tools
95
Undoing the Last System Restore
NOTICE: Before you reinstall Windows XP with less...
Owner's Manual - Page 96
...click Yes. Removing PC Restore:
NOTICE: Removing Dell PC Restore from the hard drive permanently deletes the PC Restore utility from the hard drive. Windows XP: Dell PC Restore
Using PC Restore: 1 Turn on ... Dell PC Restore, you received your computer operating system.
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Troubleshooting Tools Any programs or files added since you will not be able to use it to its original operating state,...
Owner's Manual - Page 97
... hard drive to the operating state it , and you will never be able to use PC Restore to return your computer operating system to its original state.
1 Log on to the computer as administrator. It is added to the free space allocation on as a local administrator. 2 In Microsoft Windows Explorer, go to access the...
Owner's Manual - Page 99
... The next steps change the boot sequence for reinstalling Windows XP.
Troubleshooting Tools
99 Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you must also reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software. Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista
The reinstallation process can overwrite files and possibly affect...
Owner's Manual - Page 102
...8226; In Windows XP, click Start→ Turn Off Computer→ Turn off.
• In Windows Vista, click ...Start , click the arrow , and then click Shut Down
The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process finishes.
3 Ensure that both connectors are turned off .
As you disconnect the cable.
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell...
Owner's Manual - Page 186
...equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by Dell Inc.
However, there is no guarantee that the system and the receiver are ...with the FCC regulations:
Product name: Model number: Company name:
Dell™ Vostro™ 400
DCMF
Dell Inc. Worldwide Regulatory Compliance & Environmental Affairs One Dell Way Round Rock, TX 78682 USA 512-338-4400
NOTE: For...
Owner's Manual - Page 211
...conflicts, 100 Dell Diagnostics, 86...Windows compatibility, 68 restore to previous state, 94 scanner, 76 screen is blank, 79 screen is hard to read, 80 software, 67-69
problems (continued) sound and speakers, 77 technical support policy, 184 troubleshooting tips, 59 volume adjusting, 78
Product Information Guide, 11
Program Compatibility Wizard, 68
R
regulatory information, 11 reinstalling
Windows...
Owner's Manual - Page 213
... and Settings Transfer Wizard, 49 Network Setup Wizard, 54
Windows Vista Device Driver Rollback, 90-91 Factory Image Restore, 95 Program Compatibility Wizard, 68 reinstalling, 94 scanner, 77 System Restore, 94
Windows XP Device Driver Rollback, 91 hibernate mode, 36 PC Restore, 95 standby mode, 35
wizards Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 49 Network...
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