20 Most Recent Dell Inspiron 1501 Notebook - Page 9 Questions & Answers

If you have Windows Vista you can press F8 while booting to access the Windows Startup Repair and then select the Factory Image Restor.

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In order to reset your computer to Factory default settings without the disc, you can follow the instructions below.

1. Turn on your computer. Once you see the DeLL Logo Press and Hold the CTRL button then while holding CTRL button, press F11
2. You should see the Dell PC Restore by Symantec application.
3. You can click Restore and Confirm the restoration.
4. It will take 10-15 minutes. Once your computer rebooted, it should already be in the default settings

You can format and reinstall Windows on your Dell using the Recovery CD. Boot up with the Recovery CD and follow the on screen instructions.If you do not have this Recovery CD for your model laptop then you can get one from the Dell WEB site. http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen

Use a repair disk or reload you OS.

really hate when people start talking bs without knowing all the facts.. there IS a 5 min factory reset magic button or buttons

restart your computer when you see the dell screen press CTRL+F11 follow the steps mine too about 3 minutes


if your computer is older then 4 years I think its F8

restart your computer when you see the dell screen press CTRL+F11 follow the steps.

if your computer is older then 4 years I think its F8

You can run a system repair with the recovery or operating system disc to get it back to the factory settings. A repair will reset the system, and leave any of your files, pics, and programs that you've put into the machine. If you want to clear everything, and go back to the factory settings, then reformat the hard drive and install a new operating system.

If the system has the original Dell image, then just after the Dell Bios splash screen should be a black screen with w blue bar at the top with www.dell.com at the top.

At that screen press CTRL + F11 to initiate the PC Restore program.

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You can manage your webcam if you have installed Dell Webcam Manager.


1. click on START
2. When the menu opens, highlight either All Programs or Programs.

3. Click the Dell Webcam folder, then click the Dell Webcam Manager icon to open it.

If it is not on your system, try to remove and reinstall the driver from manufacture website.

URL for Dell Inspiron 1420 Webcam Driver:

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=INS_PNT_PM_1420&os=WLH&osl=en&catid=&impid=

don't hit ctrl f11 instead hit F8 and then go into Dell Factory Image Restore, that will wipe, format and reinstall all the factory software that's stored on the Recovery Drive.

or reformat your laptop using your cd

To start the systemrecovery:

1. Restart the computer.
2. When the Computer logo appears on the screen, press the Alt and F10 keys repeatedly.
3. If you are prompted with a Microsoft Windows boot screen, press the Enter key.
4. After the system recovery application has loaded, follow the prompts to reinstall the Operating System.

If the ability to reinstall from the previous method is not available orfails, recovery of the Operating System will need to be from Recovery Media. Ifyou do not have a set of Recovery Media, you may purchase the set onlinefrom the manufacturer. Note: If your computer does not havean internal optical disc drive, an external optical disc drive will be requiredin order to recover the Operating System using Recovery Media.

1. Restart the computer.
2. When the computer logo appears on the screen, press the F12 key repeatedly to enter the computer's Boot Menu.
3. Press the CD-ROM drive eject button and insert the disc labeled System CD.
4. Close the CD-ROM tray.
5. Refer to on screen instructions to select either CDROM or USB CDROM.
6. The computer will boot from the Recovery Media
7. When prompted for the Recovery CD, remove the System CD and insert the Recovery CD.

Note: Ifthere are multiple Recovery CDs, please insert the first of the Recovery CDs.

1. After the system recovery application has loaded, follow the prompts to reinstall the Operating System.

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Computer does not boot up The problem maybe the RAM, it is faulty or just needs reseating to make proper electrical contact. Reseat the RAM and then boot up your laptop. If it still does not boot up then remove the RAM module/s and take them to your friendly computer repair shop and get them to test the RAM for you.

You can't.

Yes usually that error means that the hard drive is telling the controller card that there are some problems with the drive.

Although the drive may still work, it is highly recommended to replace it with a new drive.

I would replace the drive but keep the old drive just in case, after re-installing Vista you find that there is additional data you did not backup or remember to backup.

Just replace the drive, and if it's a Dell laptop, use the Dell Vista reinstallation DVD, and it will not ask for a keycode to reinstall.

May also want to go to another computer and go to support.dell.com and click Drivers and Downloads. Type the service tag and go ahead and download all drivers needed (i.e. network card, sound card, etc.) so after you reinstall Vista, if there are any drivers missing you will be ready to install them.

Hope this helps.

Restore it to an earlier state (that was working), or reinstall the OS from scratch. You can also try to be more specific about the problem your are having: There are a thousand and one reason why your Windows XP is not working.