Dell Inspiron B120

Sal Bellarmino

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I have an old Dell laptop and it has just about died. The drivers have all gone bye bye and just about everything else. I have a new laptop but would like to fix the old Dell if I an. Does anyone out there know if I can but a disc that will re-install everything like it just came out of the box?
 

tenaciousk

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wow, yeah that is on some dated hardware. but try this.
1. Reboot, and press Ctrl + F11 together, at the Dell logo.
2. The Dell PC Restore by Symantec screen will come up.
3. Select "Restore" or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
4. if you wish to continue, click "Confirm", or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
5. When the utility is finished, click "Finish", or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.

Or

1. Reboot, and press F8 at the Dell logo. The Advanced Boot Options menu appears on the screen.
2. Select Repair Your Computer and press Enter.
3. Specify the language, and then click Next.
4. Log on to an administrator account, and then click OK.
5. Click Dell Factory Image Restore, then next.
6. Click Yes.
"Reformat hard drive and restore system software to factory condition"
Click next.
7. When the restore operation is completed, click Finish to restart the computer.

***This will erase all your unsaved data!***
 

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