Using the operating system media – Dell Vostro 1400 (Mid 2007) User Manual

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drive space. If you remove PC Restore from the hard drive, you cannot ever
recall it, and you will never be able to use PC Restore to return your computer
operating system to its original state.

1 Log on to the computer as a local administrator.
2 In Microsoft Windows Explorer, go to c:\dell\utilities\DSR.
3 Double-click the filename DSRIRRemv2.exe.

NOTE:

If you do not log on as a local administrator, a message appears

stating that you that you must log on as administrator. Click Quit, and then log
on as a local administrator.

NOTE:

If the partition for PC Restore does not exist on your computer hard

drive, a message appears stating that the partition was not found. Click Quit;
because there is no partition to delete.

4 Click OK to remove the PC Restore partition on the hard drive.
5 Click Yes when a confirmation message appears.

The PC Restore partition is deleted and the newly available disk space is
added to the free space allocation on the hard drive.

6 Right-click Local Disk (C) in Windows Explorer, click Properties, and

verify that the additional disk space is available as indicated by the
increased value for Free Space.

7 Click Finish to close the PC Restore Removal window and restart the

computer.

Using the Operating System Media

Before You Begin

If you are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to correct a
problem with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows Device Driver
Rollback (see "Using Windows Device Driver Rollback" on page 149). If
Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System
Restore to return your operating system to the operating state it was in before
you installed the new device driver (see "Using Microsoft Windows System
Restore" on page 158).

NOTE:

Before performing the installation, back up all data files on your primary

hard drive. For conventional hard drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the
first drive detected by the computer.

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