Question

How do I restore factory settings on my dell inspiron mini 1012?

Answer 1

1. Restoring a Dell System Running Windows XP.
   
   Turn off and reboot your computer. When you see the Windows flash screen, depress "CTRL" and "F11". Be sure to press them simultaneously and release them simultaneously.
   
   Select "Restore" in the "Dell PC to restore by Symantec" window and press "Enter".
   
   Highlight and select "Confirm" when the message shows that you wiill lose all data if you continue. This will begin the restore process. It usually takes about 10 minutes or so. When it's done, you should receive a message that states the system recovery process was successful.
   
   Select "Finish" to complete the process and restart your system.
   
2. Step 6 Restore a Dell System Running Windows Vista
   
   Shutdown and restart your computer. Keep pressing "F8" until you see the "Advanced Boot Options" menu. You must depress the keys before the Windows Logo screen appears. If you wait until after the screen appears and then press "F8", it's too late and you'll have to reboot the system and try again.
   
   Navigate to the "Repair your computer" option
   
   Select the appropriate language and click "Next".
   
   Sign onto the system as an administrator. Without administrative privileges, you will be unable to perform the system restore.
   
   Select "Dell Factory Image Restore" and click "Next".
   
   Place a check in the check box next to the text that says "Yes, reformat hard drive and restore System Software to factory condition" and click "Next".
   
   Click "Finish" to complete the process. This will reboot your computer.

Answer 2

I also was heading with this problem. My solution is simple. Just follow this step-by-step solution below:

1. Make your USB pendrive Windows 7 starter from another computer.
2. Once you have done that, format your Dell Inspiron Mini by using your Bootable USB Windows 7 Setup
3. DO NOT ERASE OEM Partition and the RECOVERY PARTITION while you setup a new OS on your Inspiron Mini.
4. After Windows Setup completed, go to Dell Driver & Support website and download the Dell Backup and Recovery Manager.
5. Install the software which you have been downloaded and after finished RUN the software and select System Restore.
6. You are DONE.

Answer 3

Hi suscarsimba,

Welcome to FixYa! How are you doing?

Please try the following steps:

• Tuen on your computer, Start tapping the F8 key repeatedly until the Advanced Boot Options menu appears on the screen.

Note:
You must press F8 before the Windows logo appears on the screen. If you press F8 after the Windows logo appears, the Advanced Boot Options menu does not appear on the screen. If you do not see the Advanced Boot Options menu, restart the computer, and then repeat this step until you see the menu on the screen.

• Press the (Down Arrow) to select Repair Your Computer on the Advanced Boot Options menu, and then press Enter.
  
• Specify the language settings that you want, and then click Next.
• Log in as a user who has administrative credentials, and then click OK.
• Click Dell Factory Image Restore.
• In the Dell Factory Image Restore window, click Next.
• Click to select the check box for Yes, reformat hard drive and restore system software to factory condition.
• Click Next. The computer is restored to the default factory configuration.
• When the restore operation is completed, click Finish to restart the computer.