Dell Optiplex 330

[lefty1953]

I have a person with the above named machine that started deleting files and deleted some of Vista. How do you get to the PC Restore from boot? Is it the CTRL and F11 keys or has it changed on that model?

And does it even have the Vista on a partition?

[TheTerrorist_75]

Dell OptiPlex 330 Users Guide / PDF file

Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore

1 Turn on the computer. When the Dell logo appears, press <F8> several

times to access the Vista Advanced Boot Options Window.

2 Select Repair Your Computer .

The System Recovery Options window appears.

3 Select a keyboard layout and click Next.

4 To access the recovery options, log on as a local user. To access the

command prompt, type administrator in the User name field, then

click OK.

5 Click Dell Factory Image Restore.

NOTE: Depending upon your configuration, you may need to select Dell

Factory Tools, then Dell Factory Image Restore.

The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears.

6 Click Next.

The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears.

NOTICE: If you do not want to proceed with Factory Image Restore, click Cancel.

7 Click the checkbox to confirm that you want to continue reformatting the

hard drive and restoring the system software to the factory condition, then

click Next.

The restore process begins and may take five or more minutes to complete.

A message appears when the operating system and factory-installed

applications have been restored to factory condition.

8 Click Finish to reboot the system.