62 Troubleshooting Tools
5
When prompted, click 
Finish
 to reboot the computer.
  NOTE: Do not manually shut down the computer. Click Finish and let the computer completely reboot.
6
When prompted, click 
Yes
.
The computer restarts. Because the computer is restored to its original operating state, the screens that 
appear, such as the End User License Agreement, are the same ones that appeared the first time the 
computer was turned on. 
7
Click 
Next
.
The 
System Restore
 screen appears and the computer restarts. 
8
After the computer restarts, click 
OK
.
Removing Dell PC Restore
  NOTICE: Removing Dell PC Restore from the hard drive permanently deletes the PC Restore utility from your 
computer. After you have removed Dell PC Restore, you will not be able to use it to restore your computer’s 
operating system.
Dell PC Restore enables you to restore your hard drive to the operating state it was in when you 
purchased your computer. It is recommended that you do not remove PC Restore from your computer, 
even to gain additional hard-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’s operating system to its 
original state.
To remove PC Restore:
1
Log on to the computer as a local administrator.
2
In 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 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’s hard drive, a message appears 
stating that the partition was not found. Click Quit; 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.
8
Restart the computer.