How to restore my dell to its factory settings without a cd?

i have a dell which runs on windows xp and i can't find the CD nor do i want to purchase one, keep in mind that i want to restore it to factory settings, not previous restore points. how do i do this?How to restore my dell to its factory settings without a cd?You can only do this IF your computer has a recovery partition on the hard drive. Watch your screen very carefully when you start the computer. It should tell you which "f" key to push to get to the recovery partition ( again, if it has one).How to restore my dell to its factory settings without a cd?Click the "Start" button on the XP system tray, then %26gt; All Programs %26gt; Accessories %26gt; Systems Tools %26gt; System Restore. Choose this item on the list: Restore My Computer To An Earlier Time. Click "Next".



On the dialog window, there is a calendar of the current month. Look for the highlighted days in the current month, those are days with a restoring point. Click a date, the restore points created on that day will appear on a list.



Click the restore point on the list for that day, to which you want to return your system. Click "Next".



A warning message will remind you to close all programs currently in use before proceeding. Click "OK" after you manually stop other programs running on your computer.



For your confirmation, System Restore displays the time, date, and brief description of the restore point you chose for returning your system. If correct, click "Next".



The restoration process will take several minutes, plus restarting Windows. You will see the System Restore reporting window, reporting the restoring status when Windows XP is running again.



Click "OK" on the System Restore reporting window to finish task, if it says the restoration was successful. Your system is now restored to the previous point of your choice, and should be working faster.How to restore my dell to its factory settings without a cd?if you dont want previous restore points then you dont have much for options, if you dont wanna pay for winxp disc and keys, download them off the net form piratebay and mininova

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