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Reinstalling Microsoft Windows XP: Dell Inspiron 8200

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Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP

Dell™ Inspiron™ 8200

Before reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to correct a problem, try correcting the problem

by using Windows System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore").

NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for reinstalling the Windows XP operating

system. The options can potentially overwrite files installed by Dell and possibly affect

programs installed on your hard drive. Therefore, Dell does not recommend that you reinstall

your operating system unless instructed to do so by a Dell technical support representative.

HINT: The CD that you need to place in your CD or DVD drive is titled Operating

System.

1. Insert the Operating System CD.

2. Shut down the Dell™ computer, and then turn on the computer.

3. Press any key when the Press any key to boot from CD message appears on the screen.

4. When the Windows XP Setup screen appears, press to select To set up

Windows now.

5. Read the information in the License Agreement window, and then press to agree with

the license information.

6. If your computer already has Windows XP installed and you want to recover your current

Windows XP data, type r to select the repair option, and then go to step 15.

If you want to install a new copy of Windows XP, press to select the fresh copy option and

then press

to select the highlighted partition (recommended). Then follow the

instructions on the screen.

7. The Windows XP Setup screen appears and Windows XP begins to copy files and install the

device drivers. The computer automatically restarts multiple times before it requires additional

input.

8. When the Welcome to Microsoft screen appears, click the green arrow icon at the bottom of

the screen to continue. Then follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation.

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