How to i reset my pc to factory settings?

Question

I have had this Dell Inspiron 1545 for 2 years now and want a fresh copy of windows but just before my 1 year contract was up the hard drive went bad so Dell changed if but they didnt install the dell windows restore flash file so i cant do it through the dell pc recovery. Is there a different way to reset to factory settings i no longer have the recovery discs i made when i got the pc?

Answer 1

preston,



You are going to have to manually reinstall windows back onto the system.If you need to get a Windows disc from Dell you can click the link below to request backup media disc.



Request Backup Media Online Form-US Customers Only

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/backupcd_form?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&redirect=1



Manually Reinstalling Windows-Choose Your Operating System

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/topic.aspx/global/shared/support/windows-selector?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=anavml



Inspiron 1545 Drivers Download Page

http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/Product/inspiron-1545



Driver Install Order and Help

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/help



Thank You,

Dell-Jesse L

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Answer 2

Restart Dell system and hit Ctrl + F11.



On the next screen, click "Restore". Next, click "Confirm".



This process will erase all your previous changes that have been made to the Dell Inspiron laptop and reset the configuration settings to factory setting. It will probably take 10-ish minutes.



Click 'Finish' and go on step-by-step and restart your Dell system. After system restart click OK.



Note: Alternatively you can press F8 after restart, if Ctrl + F11 doesn't work.

http://www.vtechsquad.com/dell-support/

I hope it helps.

Answer 3

Go to Control Panel>All Control Panel Items>Windows File Recovery>choose 'Create a System Image' in the left pane>then create a system repair disc to coincide with the system image. (just follow the prompts)

Answer 4

You should be able to reboot, press and hold F8 until you get the black screen and then choose recovery option>>Factory restore and allow to run. This will comlpete in either 30minutes up to an hour and will restore the computer to out-of-box condition.



Hope this helps.

Answer 5

You ought to reboot the pc with the start up program disk that came with your pc. After you try this your laptop shall be just like new extra memory and turbo speed