It should be in this directory:

'boot_dsr.exe' file in the c/dell/utilities/dsr folder

Do you have the Dell Restore Partition on your Hard Drive
as in the path specified above ? ?

Perhaps Dell did not put a restore partition on your drive
in which case you would not have the file and you should
have or order a full set of System and Installed Apps CD's
from Dell ... also this directory or partition may be Hidden
and might not show unless "Show Hidden & System Files"
is checked under Tools, Folder Options, View (in windows explorer)

Also, fyi: When you installed Vista, you should have first made a Ghost
or Acronis TruImage backup of your Hard Drive to another Drive for safety
and to restore things in case something messes up. Microsoft did warn
users who installed Vista, that a Rollback to the old OS is not possible.
Vista will and did, overwrite anything on the Partition it installs on. You
should have created a seperate partition for Vista, or used a seperate hard
drive for it. Also, your system Series and Model would help techs assist you.

In your case, you may need to do a full manual reinstall of XP & all your apps / data

Message Edited by 85rx-7se on 07-04-200609:09 AM