Rather than be a pain in the behind on here, I did a bit of searching and found that if I changed my DNS server to Google's public DNS of 8. The biggest problem was the updates, after so many, maybe 20 or so, it would forget where to get the updates from and just sit at the update screen with the bar cycling and 0% downloaded. I would install a piece of software and then do a backup, then the next program or update and back it up again, etc etc etc. It took a few tries, but that was partially due to update failures and my attempts to manually install updates. You just jogged my memory and 'finally' I got it installed. This forum has some of the best people in the world available to help. Check the list below or your User's manual for your make and model.ĭell: press F8 several times immediately after powering up /booting the computerĪlso: How to restore the Dell factory image with Dell Backup and Recovery This can be either F1, F2, F9, F10, F11, F12, DEL or Tab key. To access the Recovery Partition, start your computer and then pressing the appropriate function key. Once completed your PC will be effectively back to the state when you first purchased it and turned it on for the 1st time. Note: Activation is not required when using the recovery partition or recovery media but you will need to re-install all your applications.Īlso backup your documents to external media (if possible) before you start the recovery process. Recovery your Computer (Windows) by using the Manufacture's 'Recovery Partition' orĬontact the PC manufacture (see support links included below) and order recovery media. I don't know any key for disks and all I have is the 'Product ID' and a statement that Windows is activated.ĭetailed help for an old retired 'phart' (Vietnam veteran) would be greatly appreciated. I did NOT get any install disks with the computer and somewhere there is a partition on the hard drive that contains the software to reinstall. Present day scans with Microsoft Security Essentials, Malwarebytes full version, Spybot Search and destroy, and Super Antispyware (free version), show there is no infection of any kind. But in that process I think other problems popped their heads up. I did have the nasty trojan that claimed to be a DNS re-director and some people at the forum for MalwareBytes helped me get rid of it. Reason being, Programs that used to work fine have stopped and totally lock things up so badly that Ctrl, Alt & Del don't even work.įor example, Adobe Photoshop 7 worked perfectly at the beginning of the year and now, for the past few weeks, locks up the computer when starting up and reading fonts. OK, I'm getting older and I'm forgetting a lot of the tricks, but I really think I need to reinstall Windows 7 Professional 64-bit operating system on my Dell Vostro 230.

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