Dell Alienware Series - Restoring Your Operating System; System Recovery Options Overview; Dell Backup and Recovery

Restoring your operating system
Topics:
• System recovery options
• Dell Backup and Recovery
• Dell Factory Image Restore
• System Restore
• Operating System disc
System recovery options
CAUTION: Using Dell Factory Image Restore or the operating system disc permanently deletes all les on your computer. If
possible, back up your data les before using these options.
You can restore the operating system on your computer using one of the following options:
Table 11. System recovery options
Option Description
Dell Backup and Recovery Use this option as the rst solution to recover your operating
system.
System reinstall discs Use this option when operating system failure prevents the use of
Dell Backup and Recovery or when installing Windows on a new or
replacement hard drive.
System Restore Use this option to restore your operating system conguration to an
earlier point in time without aecting your les.
Dell Factory Image Restore Use this as the last option to restore your operating system.
This method deletes all les and applications that you might have
saved or installed on your computer.
Dell Backup and Recovery
Dell Backup and Recovery has two versions:
• Dell Backup and Recovery Basic
• Dell Backup and Recovery Premium
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