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January 14th, 2006 15:00

Inspiron 700M Restore

I have a 700M and am trying to restore the original factory settings. I tried pressing the FN and F11 keys at startup but it only brings the safe mode screen up. Is there a way to restore the original settings without having to get discs from Dell? Thanks.
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    Posted January 14th, 2006 15:00

    I mistakenly put FN, I have tried the CTRL and FN11 but it only brings up safe mode.
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    Posted January 14th, 2006 15:00

    Did you ever manually reinstall Windows, or use any type of partitioning software on the system?
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    Posted January 14th, 2006 15:00

    CTRL-F11 invokes the Symantec quick restore feature.
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    Posted January 14th, 2006 17:00

    Troubleshooting the Dell restore:

    http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/fixes.htm


    I would consider calling Dell while you are in warranty and have them send you the XP CD. Once the warranty ends, they will not do that.
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    No. I have never installed a new operating system or partitioned.

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