How Does A Dell Default Factory Image Restore Work? I Need Computer Help. Please!

[JakeNbake]

7 CD's

Five were preinstalled software.

One's the Vista reinstallation DVD

The last one is "Drivers and Utilities" (this is the one I want to avoid using to individually reinstall all the drivers)

Well if you have all the disks and stuff it really shouldn't take that long to load them.

Worse case scenario you spend 20-30 minutes loading everything up. If your computer is junked it's best to do this.

[getlynched47]

Well if you have all the disks and stuff it really shouldn't take that long to load them.

Worse case scenario you spend 20-30 minutes loading everything up. If your computer is junked it's best to do this.

I've done it before. I just don't want to do it again, because I think I screwed up when I did the drivers.

I don't mind reinstalling the programs. They drivers, yes I mind. I just want the original drivers that came preinstalled whe my pc was new, when my computer was actually tolerable to use.

[LordTrychon]

See, I'm pretty sure I didn't even get the disks. Or I was stupid enough to throw them away.

I know you all think I'm that stupid... but it doesn't mean I have to admit it.

[getlynched47]

See, I'm pretty sure I didn't even get the disks. Or I was stupid enough to throw them away.

I know you all think I'm that stupid... but it doesn't mean I have to admit it.

I never keep the discs, LT

This was the only time I did because I misplaced them, and then found them a few months ago...ironically right after my laptop crashed and I did my clean Vista install