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    Jan 23, 2010, 05:31 PM
    Where can I get a disc to reboot my computer to factory settings
    I have a dell computer and its just filled with crap.I don't even know what half the stuff is. When I got the computer they gave me the wrong disc to reboot so now I'm kind of stuck.its a windows xp
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    Jan 23, 2010, 05:39 PM

    I have an old Dell, needed to start from scratch and couldn't find my disc, found disc on eBay for maybe $10. Works fine, will need to download some utilities and drivers after installation.
    Here is a Sample:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-XP-PROFESSI...item4839248226
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    Jan 23, 2010, 05:46 PM

    Contact Dell. If they send you the wrong disk they should replace it.

    Or you may have a boot partition that contains the recovery image.
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    Jan 23, 2010, 05:57 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ScottGem View Post
    Contact Dell. If they send you the wrong disk they should replace it.

    Or you may have a boot partition that contains the recovery image.
    How do I check to see if I have a boot partition?
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    Jan 23, 2010, 07:05 PM

    When you boot there should be instructions to press a key to enter Recovery.
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    Jan 23, 2010, 07:20 PM

    Check Dell for that Model, Mine didn't, but my sony does(hidden recovery partition), it depends on the model.
    Its F10 or F12 on startup on some.
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