Michael
is the PC dead? why not say what is the problem
PC dead, OS dead ,OS infected as XP is now, endless... doomed.
the manual on all Dells and HP made cover this.
every one.
dell.com they made (designed it too) and support it.
did you go there and read the book (PDF) and see chapter
RECOVERY?
to recover a PC this old (gee its hold and OS updated 3 times?)
IDK what happened in all these years,
but if the recovery fails the HDD is bad, or someone stuff and bogus OS on this PC and wrecked the recovery partition.
so we google first and get 1st hit. on topic manual. (or guide)
https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/latitude-d531/manuals
THEN WE READ the book.
we see its 12 years old today 2007
book 1 covers only the diagnostic partition methods
covers the factory recovery back to win7 I bet.
page 106 (called in this book "restoring your OS"
shows XP and vista
are you running VISTA? what did you run
answering this 1 question we learn history of PC, and what can be done and want cant be done. (cheap)
the XP method is not same as Vista.
so if the PC was slammed with windows 7, then you need that disk now,.lost? lost all install disks?
Are you referring to the Windows defaults or something else?
SOURCE: How do I restore my dell inspiron 2650 to factory
If your system is PC Restore Equipped, it will show show a black page with a blue bar across the top after the Dell Splash Screen. the bar will have www.dell.com in White letters. If you see this page for about a second during the boot process, the system is PC Restore Equipped. At the page with the blue bar, press CTRL+F11 and that will initiate the restore process. Providing the image is not damaged, then restore process takes about 20 to 30 minutes and will return the system to out of box configuration. If there are any errors or if the PC Restore page is not available, then you'll have to do a clean install of Windows using the Dell Windows XP CD that came with the system, then load drivers and applications.
SOURCE: I need to restore factory default setting for acer aspire 5920.
depending on the age and model, most acers come with a self-branded "recovery CD" creation program. I'm not sure why you need to do the restore, but assuming the computer will still boot, you need to find that program and have a couple cd's or dvd's handy and step through the prompts to create the cd's. Once you do, you need to restart the computer and boot it up with that CD you just created and step through the process. Make sure all your stuff is backed up first.
SOURCE: Dell Latitude D531 is overheating and switching off
If the fan is turning and cleaning hasn't helped, the problem is usually that the heat sink compound has dried out. The d531 runs a bit hot anyway, so I like to replace the compound after a couple of years. This is not a job for casual computer fixers. Take it to someone who knows laptops. Double check that fan. Sometimes they run slow! Try the fan test on Dell's diagnostics. You can find it at http://www.support.dell.com drivers and downloads for your particular laptop under the diagnostics section. Or try this Link.
SOURCE: how to restore dell inspirion
I am sorry to hear that. To perform the Dell PC Restore this really depends on what Operating System the Dell shipped with. Please note this type of restore will remove everything that has been added (files, programs etc) since receiving the system from Dell.
if the system shipped with XP you will just need to press Ctrl and F11 at the Dell screen when the computer first turns on.
If the system shipped with Windows Vista:
"Restart the computer. To do this, click Start, click the arrow next to the Lock button, and then click Restart.
As the computer restarts, press the F8 key 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."
I hope this helps.
SOURCE: how do i restore my fujitsu siemens amilo 7850 laptop to factory default settings
But before you do this remember that restoring the laptop to factory settings.... All of the data on your laptop's hard drive will be permanently erased
when you restore it to its original settings. Before starting the
restore process you may want to save any data you still need to an
external drive such as a USB flash storage device.
Place the operating system recovery CD that came with your computer into the CD or DVD drive. Restart the computer.Wait for the computer manufacturer's logo to pop up on the screen. Press
the keyboard key that brings up the recovery menu, which is usually
"F2," "F8," or "Ctrl" and "F11" pressed simultaneously.Select the specific language you want the operating system to use from the menu at the top of the screen. Select "Next."
Choose the option labeled "PC Restore," "Repair Your Computer" or something similar. Click "Next."Select "Restore" and then click "Enter" to start the process. Click
"Restart" once the process has ended to boot the restored computer to
its operating system.
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