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Question posted by josl on June 10th, 2014
How To Restore A Dell Vostro 400 Windows Xp
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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 14
...; How to work with programs and files • How to personalize my desktop
Find it Here
Windows Help and Support Center
1 To access Windows Help and Support: • In Windows XP, click Start and click Help and Support. • In Windows Vista™, click the Windows Vista Start button and click Help and Support.
2 Type a word or...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
...and Using Your Computer
25 See "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on your printer. In Windows Vista™, click the Start start the Add Printer Wizard.
1 2
3
1 ...your 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
...one screen to the other end of the S-video cable to support.dell.com. When a Windows XP Professional computer is connected to a network, different options related to your... Your Computer
35
NOTE: Windows XP Professional includes security and networking features not available in standby mode, it is on the primary monitor.
2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in prior to entering...
Owner's Manual - Page 36
...memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to entering hibernate mode.
To exit hibernate mode, press the power button. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates... exit hibernate mode. To exit from hibernate mode, the desktop is restored to a reserved area on the Power Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab.
Owner's Manual - Page 52
... For more information about this ?
NOTE: Access to the Dell™ Knowledge Base document may not be available in certain ... restart the new computer. 3 In the Open field on the Run window, browse to the path for fastwiz (on the appropriate removable media)...Next.
5 On the Which computer is this procedure, search support.dell.com for transferring your new computer. screen, select the items you ...
Owner's Manual - Page 56
... connected in the following section that corresponds to the operating system your computer is using. Windows XP 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Double-click the ISP icon on the Windows Vista™ desktop. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup.
Setting Up Your Internet Connection...
Owner's Manual - Page 60
...for and remove viruses. See "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 86.
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Solving Problems ENSURE THAT MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE - Viruses can sometimes prevent 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 -
R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I C S - See "Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive...
Owner's Manual - Page 65
... E .
NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES. Close all windows and open is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the program: Windows XP
1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Add or...some cases, you want to restore computer resources. Solving Problems
65 Insert a disk ...Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 187). I N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I L ...
Owner's Manual - Page 90
... on the device icon. If an exclamation point is the source of your administrator to continue.
2 Scroll down the list of devices and check for Dell computers. Windows XP
1 Click Start and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance→ System→
Hardware→ Device Manager. 3 Scroll down the list...
Owner's Manual - Page 91
...window may appear. If you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. Using the Drivers and Utilities media
If using Device Driver Rollback or System Restore ("Restoring...before you installed the new driver. Windows Vista
1 Click Start → Computer→ System Properties→ Device Manager. Troubleshooting Tools
91 Windows XP
1 Click Start and click Control ...
Owner's Manual - Page 92
...your hard drive, you may be displayed by the Drivers and Utilities media. The drivers that are used by your computer. Windows XP
1 Click Start and click Control Panel.
2 Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance→ System→ System Properties... is detecting hardware in your computer.
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Troubleshooting Tools 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next.
Owner's Manual - Page 93
... files.
6 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the device 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 Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the operating state it to an earlier operating state without...
Owner's Manual - Page 94
... your Dell computer to the Windows Classic view.
otherwise, contact your computer are an administrator on the computer, click Continue;
NOTE: The procedures in an undesirable operating state.
Windows XP
1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ System Restore.
2 Click either Restore my computer to an earlier time or Create a restore point...
Owner's Manual - Page 95
... any files or programs until the system restoration is automatically disabled. Use Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) or Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) only as the last method to Windows XP. Enabling System Restore
NOTE: Windows Vista does not disable System Restore; These options restore your operating system. Undoing the Last System Restore
NOTICE: Before you undo the last system...
Owner's Manual - Page 96
... original operating state, the screens that appear, such as the End User License Agreement, are permanently deleted from your computer operating system.
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Troubleshooting Tools
Windows XP: Dell PC Restore
Using PC Restore: 1 Turn on . NOTE: Do not manually shut down the computer. If possible, back up all data before using PC...
Owner's Manual - Page 99
To reinstall Windows, you see the Microsoft Windows desktop; Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to complete the installation.
When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. ... can take 1 to 2 hours to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you requested the media, the Dell Drivers and Utilities media and Operating System media may not ...
Owner's Manual - Page 102
...NOTICE: When you shut down the operating system:
• In Windows XP, click Start→ Turn Off Computer→ Turn off.
• In Windows Vista, click Start , click the arrow , and then click ...repairs on the locking tabs before you connect a cable, ensure that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by its metal mounting bracket. NOTICE: Handle components and cards with locking tabs...
Owner's Manual - Page 186
... receiving antenna.
• Relocate the system with respect to correct the interference by Dell Inc.
Operation is subject to the following information is no guarantee that the system ... operate this document in a residential installation. Worldwide Regulatory Compliance & Environmental Affairs One Dell Way Round Rock, TX 78682 USA 512-338-4400
NOTE: For further regulatory information...
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 Setup Wizard...
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