Re: return to factory state

"davidjchuang" <davidjchuang.36yzt0@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> I don't have to explain why, because I'm positive you have heard ( or
> should be "seen" ) enough to understand my sentiment. Will some one
> please show me how, if possible , to "reborn" my pc to factory condition
> ?
> My laptop is Dell inspiron 1420, home premium 32 bit. It's about 5
> months old. It came with :-
> 1.) OS reinstallment DVD
> 2.) Dell Drivers and Utilities disk
> 3.) Microsoft Works 8.5 disk
> 4.) Trend Micro Internet Security ( but I have changed to McAfee since)
> It's only 5 months ago that I learned how to use computer by reading
> and asking questions. So please be step-by-step in showing me how to.
> Thank you.
>

The documentation that came with your Dell should have clear instructions on
how to do this.

"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "davidjchuang" <davidjchuang.36yzt0@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> news:davidjchuang.36yzt0@no-mx.forums.net...
>>
>> I don't have to explain why, because I'm positive you have heard ( or
>> should be "seen" ) enough to understand my sentiment. Will some one
>> please show me how, if possible , to "reborn" my pc to factory condition
>> ?
>> My laptop is Dell inspiron 1420, home premium 32 bit. It's about 5
>> months old. It came with :-
>> 1.) OS reinstallment DVD
>> 2.) Dell Drivers and Utilities disk
>> 3.) Microsoft Works 8.5 disk
>> 4.) Trend Micro Internet Security ( but I have changed to McAfee since)
>> It's only 5 months ago that I learned how to use computer by reading
>> and asking questions. So please be step-by-step in showing me how to.
>> Thank you.
>>
>
> The documentation that came with your Dell should have clear instructions
> on how to do this.

I believe Dell's have a restore partition that can be used at bootup, some F
key, maybe F10? to restore the system back to factory condition. Make sure
you backup all data first.