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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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...-detects and installs the drivers for more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. System Restore can be auto-detected by your finger to press and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch...
...-detects and installs the drivers for more about using a USB pointing device, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. System Restore can be auto-detected by your finger to press and hold the taskbar. 2 Point to Toolbars, and then tap Touch Pointer. 3 To turn the touch...
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For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 79. See "Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of numbers grouped together like those on an adding machine (The numeric keypad on ...
For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 79. See "Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of numbers grouped together like those on an adding machine (The numeric keypad on ...
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...is connected to the beginning of text. with any arrow key Selects more than one item in which they were opened. 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..., Touch Pad) and left-arrow key Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous word. and down-arrow key Moves the cursor to restore minimized windows following the use of the next paragraph. Windows logo key and Starts Windows Explorer. Deletes a selected item and move it to the...
...is connected to the beginning of text. with any arrow key Selects more than one item in which they were opened. 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..., Touch Pad) and left-arrow key Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous word. and down-arrow key Moves the cursor to restore minimized windows following the use of the next paragraph. Windows logo key and Starts Windows Explorer. Deletes a selected item and move it to the...
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... is displayed. The free space on page 265). Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on drive C (the hard drive) is available for other standard operations. Drives and Media 77 A list of hard drive space used...
... is displayed. The free space on page 265). Shadow Storage Shadow Storage is space reserved on the hard drive for conducting a System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on drive C (the hard drive) is available for other standard operations. Drives and Media 77 A list of hard drive space used...
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...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 operating system. • Connect or install a new device. Installing Drivers for which the new driver was installed, ... Manager. 3 Right-click the device for Media Drives A driver is a program that existed before you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with administrator privileges to reinstall or update the driver.
...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 operating system. • Connect or install a new device. Installing Drivers for which the new driver was installed, ... Manager. 3 Right-click the device for Media Drives A driver is a program that existed before you install or update a driver, use System Restore (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with administrator privileges to reinstall or update the driver.
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... you want to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array 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 include in the next step.
... you want to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array 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 include in the next step.
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and down -arrow keys to select Exit and press . 10 Install the operating system (see "Setting Your Computer 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. NOTE: If you do not ...
and down -arrow keys to select Exit and press . 10 Install the operating system (see "Setting Your Computer 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. NOTE: If you do not ...
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... state to save power but first saves everything in which the display and hard disks turn off , so that you want to your desktop is restored exactly as you left it . When you restart the computer, your computer. Use hibernation to disk, a power failure while on your desktop is... restored exactly as you left it . Use shut down to use the computer for example, when you can cause a loss of standby quickly, and your hard ...
... state to save power but first saves everything in which the display and hard disks turn off , so that you want to your desktop is restored exactly as you left it . When you restart the computer, your computer. Use hibernation to disk, a power failure while on your desktop is... restored exactly as you left it . Use shut down to use the computer for example, when you can cause a loss of standby quickly, and your hard ...
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... the arrow to the right of the text box, click the person's name, and click Add. You may have to create a new user account to restore the file. To permanently delete a file, empty the Recycle Bin. To empty the Recycle Bin, double-click the Recycle Bin icon and select Empty Recycle...
... the arrow to the right of the text box, click the person's name, and click Add. You may have to create a new user account to restore the file. To permanently delete a file, empty the Recycle Bin. To empty the Recycle Bin, double-click the Recycle Bin icon and select Empty Recycle...
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... 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...you want to a file. 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 have finished setting advanced backup options, click OK. 10 Click Start Backup...
... 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...you want to a file. 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 have finished setting advanced backup options, click OK. 10 Click Start Backup...
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...and make the drive visible. To run backup for a drive that you used to replace existing files with the same name. 6 Click Start Restore. Running Backup With Hidden Drives NOTE: You cannot run backup in this situation, you must first unhide any hidden drives. To do so,... open the program that is "hidden". Restoring Files You can restore your entire computer or just the files and folders on the Restore Files wizard. Windows XP 1 Click Start Backup. → All Programs → Accessories → System Tools ...
...and make the drive visible. To run backup for a drive that you used to replace existing files with the same name. 6 Click Start Restore. Running Backup With Hidden Drives NOTE: You cannot run backup in this situation, you must first unhide any hidden drives. To do so,... open the program that is "hidden". Restoring Files You can restore your entire computer or just the files and folders on the Restore Files wizard. Windows XP 1 Click Start Backup. → All Programs → Accessories → System Tools ...
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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. HINT: You must be enabled to keep a log of Don't allow exceptions check box to the left are green with a checkmark (On) or red with...
... 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. HINT: You must be enabled to keep a log of Don't allow exceptions check box to the left are green with a checkmark (On) or red with...
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... text box. If you are prompted for example, Sent Items.dbx). 200 E-mail Windows Vista 1 Click Start Center. → System and Maintenance→ Backup and Restore 2 Click Back up the folder, copy it is defined. • To add a person to both the group and your files" in Help and Support: click...
... text box. If you are prompted for example, Sent Items.dbx). 200 E-mail Windows Vista 1 Click Start Center. → System and Maintenance→ Backup and Restore 2 Click Back up the folder, copy it is defined. • To add a person to both the group and your files" in Help and Support: click...
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... 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 restore your operating system. Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore The Windows operating systems provide a System Restore option which allows you to return...
... 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 restore your operating system. Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore The Windows operating systems provide a System Restore option which allows you to return...
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... any files or programs until the system restoration is complete. Windows® XP 1 Click Start System Restore. → All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ 2 Click either Restore my computer to the Windows Classic view. otherwise, contact your Dell™ computer to an earlier time or Create a restore point. 3 Click Next and follow the...
... any files or programs until the system restoration is complete. Windows® XP 1 Click Start System Restore. → All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ 2 Click either Restore my computer to the Windows Classic view. otherwise, contact your Dell™ computer to an earlier time or Create a restore point. 3 Click Next and follow the...
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... Vista does not disable System Restore; Ensure that Turn off System Restore is automatically disabled. Use PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system. 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. Restoring Your Operating System 267...
... Vista does not disable System Restore; Ensure that Turn off System Restore is automatically disabled. Use PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system. 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. Restoring Your Operating System 267...
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... configuration, you purchased the computer. The restore process begins and may need to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. If possible, back up all data before using PC Restore or Factory Image Restore. The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears. Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore 1 Turn on . When the Dell logo appears, press several times to...
... configuration, you purchased the computer. The restore process begins and may need to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore. If possible, back up all data before using PC Restore or Factory Image Restore. The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears. Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore 1 Turn on . When the Dell logo appears, press several times to...
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...newly installed driver, first try Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 265). Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to correct a problem with your computer. For conventional hard drive configurations... load any open programs. 2 Insert the Operating System disc. Restoring Your Operating System 269 NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files on your primary hard drive. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to complete. NOTICE: The Operating System ...
...newly installed driver, first try Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore" on page 265). Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to correct a problem with your computer. For conventional hard drive configurations... load any open programs. 2 Insert the Operating System disc. Restoring Your Operating System 269 NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files on your primary hard drive. Use the Dell Drivers and Utilities media to complete. NOTICE: The Operating System ...