After a year of using win7 on Dell XPS17 I want to restore it to the factory image. However if I press f8 on boot and select repair computer, I only get the repair options, nothing to reinstall windows.
how to reinstall?
After a year of using win7 on Dell XPS17 I want to restore it to the factory image. However if I press f8 on boot and select repair computer, I only get the repair options, nothing to reinstall windows.
how to reinstall?
Based on my 30 secondes Google-search: How to factory restore a dell xps computer?:
Turn on/Restart the computer
As the computer starts, press F8 on the keyboard until the "Advanced Boot Options"-menu appears on the screen
Press the Down Arrow on the keyboard 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 Yes, reformat hard drive and restore system software to factory condition
-check box.
Click Next. The computer is restored to the default factory configuration
When the restore operation is completed, click Finish to restart the computer. The software is now installed as it was when the computer was first received.