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Enabling System Restore

If you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available System Restore is automatically disabled To see if System Restore is enabled:

Click the Start button and click Control Panel 2

Click Performance and Maintenance.

Click System.

Click the System Restore tab.

Ensure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked.

Reinstalling Microsoft

Windows

Before You Begin

If you are considering reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to correct a problem with a newly installed driver first try using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem then use System Restore to return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed the new device driver.

NOTICE:

Before performing the installation back up all data files on your primary hard drive For conventional hard drive configurations the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the computer.

To reinstall Windows XP you need the following items:

Dell™ Operating System CD

Dell Drivers and Utilities CD

NOTE:

The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers that were installed during assembly of the computer

Use the Drivers and Utilities CD to load any required drivers including the drivers required if your computer has a RAID controller.

Reinstalling Windows XP

NOTICE:

You must use Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later when you reinstall Windows XP.

To reinstall Windows XP perform all the steps in the following sections in the order in which they are listed.

The reinstallation process can take 1 to 2 hours to complete After you reinstall the operating system you must also reinstall the device drivers virus protection program and other software.

NOTICE:

The Operating System CD provides options for reinstalling Windows XP The options can overwrite files and possibly affect programs installed on your hard drive Therefore do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so.

NOTICE:

To prevent conflicts with Windows XP disable any virus protection software installed on your computer before you reinstall Windows XP See the documentation that came with the software for instructions.