I dont know my used windows 7 password on a dell mini 1012

SOURCE: howcan I restore my Dell Mini Notebook to factory

You can restore your Dell Mini using Using Dell PC Restore in Windows XP or Dell Factory Image. You can successfully restore your computer yourself. All you need is to download a manual containing instruction on how to restore. Download the manual from http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins1010/en/index.htm
See pages from 37 - 43. You can restore your computer on your choice.
Cheers!

SOURCE: how do I restore factory settings on my dell

1. Restoring a Dell System Running Windows XP.
   
   Turn off and reboot your computer. When you see the Windows flash screen, depress "CTRL" and "F11". Be sure to press them simultaneously and release them simultaneously.
   
   Select "Restore" in the "Dell PC to restore by Symantec" window and press "Enter".
   
   Highlight and select "Confirm" when the message shows that you wiill lose all data if you continue. This will begin the restore process. It usually takes about 10 minutes or so. When it's done, you should receive a message that states the system recovery process was successful.
   
   Select "Finish" to complete the process and restart your system.
   
2. Step 6 Restore a Dell System Running Windows Vista
   
   Shutdown and restart your computer. Keep pressing "F8" until you see the "Advanced Boot Options" menu. You must depress the keys before the Windows Logo screen appears. If you wait until after the screen appears and then press "F8", it's too late and you'll have to reboot the system and try again.
   
   Navigate to the "Repair your computer" option
   
   Select the appropriate language and click "Next".
   
   Sign onto the system as an administrator. Without administrative privileges, you will be unable to perform the system restore.
   
   Select "Dell Factory Image Restore" and click "Next".
   
   Place a check in the check box next to the text that says "Yes, reformat hard drive and restore System Software to factory condition" and click "Next".
   
   Click "Finish" to complete the process. This will reboot your computer.
   

SOURCE: I need to do a

Greetings,
I downloaded the manual for your netbook from Dell - the Dell factory restore relies upon Vista System Recovery Options - not very straightforward.

Here's a link to the manual - followed by instructions:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xlob/dtg/en/en_dtg.zip

Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore
1 Turn on the computer. When the Dell logo appears, press several times to access the Vista Advanced Boot Options window.
2 Select Repair Your Computer.
The System Recovery Options window appears.
3 Select a keyboard layout and click Next.
4 To access the recovery options, log on as a local user. To access the command prompt, type administrator in the User name field, then click OK.
5 Click Dell Factory Image Restore.
NOTE: Depending upon your configuration, you may need to select Dell Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore.
The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears.
6 Click Next.
The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears.
NOTICE: If you do not want to proceed with Factory Image Restore, click Cancel.
7 Click the check box to confirm that you want to continue reformatting the hard drive and restoring the system software to the factory condition, and then click Next.
The restore process begins and may take five or more minutes to complete.
A message appears when the operating system and factory-installed applications have been restored to factory condition.
8 Click Finish to reboot the system.

SOURCE: I have a Dell Inspiron Mini Laptop 1012, how do

You will lose all your data if you wanna set it to factory setting ,have its back up before you loose it.

Here is how to restore at Factory Setting..
1: Restart the computer, click Start, click the arrow next to the Lock button, and then click Restart. 2: As restarts, press the F8 key until the 'Advanced Boot Options' ,menu appears on the screen.It should come up before Window logo appears. 3. Press the (Down Arrow) to select Repair Your Computer on the Advanced Boot Options menu, and then press Enter. 4. Specify the language settings that you want, and then click Next. 5. Log in as a user who has administrative credentials, and then click OK. 6. Click Dell Factory Image Restore. 7. In the Dell Factory Image Restore window, click Next. 8. Click to select the check box for Yes, reformat hard drive and restore system software to factory condition. 9. Click Next. The computer is restored to the default factory configuration. 10. When the restore operation is completed, click Finish to restart the computer.

SOURCE: Purchased Inspiron Mini 1012 Win

Hi suscarsimba,

Welcome to FixYa! How are you doing?

Please try the following steps:

• Tuen on your computer, Start tapping the F8 key repeatedly until the Advanced Boot Options menu appears on the screen.

Note:
You must press F8 before the Windows logo appears on the screen. If you press F8 after the Windows logo appears, the Advanced Boot Options menu does not appear on the screen. If you do not see the Advanced Boot Options menu, restart the computer, and then repeat this step until you see the menu 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 Restore window, click Next.
• Click to select the check box for Yes, reformat hard drive and restore system software to factory condition.
• Click Next. The computer is restored to the default factory configuration.
• When the restore operation is completed, click Finish to restart the computer.

Hope it helps. Thank you for using FixYa.