Here I will give you instructions as to how you can reformat your dell laptop hard disk and restore the factory image ( the hard disk contents with which your laptop came when you bought it). You will need your vista dvd for this.
I will be assuming that C: is your Operating system partition and D: is your recovery partition.
1. Boot the computer using your vista dvd.
2. Select Repair. Then select command line.
3. Goto your recovery drive ...
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Power the computer on.
When the Dell screen appears press and hold the key on the keyboard, press the key, then release them both at the same time.
The Dell PC Restore by Symantec window appears.
Click the Restore button or press the key to highlight Restore and press the key.
A caution message appears advising that all data will be lost.
Click the Confirm button or press the key to highlight Confirm and press the key.
The Progress ...
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Start the computer.
As the computer starts, press the F8 key until the Advanced Boot Options menu appears on the screen.
Press the (Down Arrow) to select Repair Your Computer on the Advanced Boot Options menu, and then press Enter.
Specify the language settings that you want, and then click Next.
Log in as a user who has administrative credentials, and then click OK.
Click Dell Factory Image Restore.
In the Dell Factory Image ...
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