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  1. brbrown1 Win User

    How can I do factory reset on my Dell Vista laptop.


    Hello I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 Vista laptop which I wish to donate to a "Donate a Laptop charity" but I have been asked to do a factory reset on it. How can I do that? The Dell site is not helpful and is totally confusing. Other posts I have seen on forums do not mention any settings I have on the laptop. Any help would be appreciated please.

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    brbrown1, Jan 24, 2022
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  2. fleet420 Win User

    Dell Inspiron 15 stuck in factory reset loop

    I have a Dell Inspiration 15 with win 10. it was bogged and slow as syrup on 125 degree day. I did a factory reset. I followed the instructions went to settings, and just followed the steps. At some point during the reset it asked me about tpm2 settings...I had never seen that before so I followed the recommended choice and went to bed. When I got up it asked me for the usual stuff, location, language, time zone. Then it wanted the name of my WIFI and my password, which I gave. It restarted, then just kept on restarting asking me the first set of questions, language, time zone...over and over, it never asked for internet name or password again, . I can get in to the bios settings by using the f8 key.
    Any suggestions? Hopefully...
    OH I almost forgot, when you do a hard restart, it flashes a tpm2 settings error right before it starts with the dell screen and spinning dots
     
    fleet420, Jan 24, 2022
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  3. N7AS Win User
    Restore Windows 8.1 laptop to Factory

    I have a DELL XPS 15 (9530) La[top that I am selling. I need to reset it to factory. I went through all the steps until it asked me for a Windows disk.
    This laptop does not have an optical drive. Is there a way around this? The person is coming tomorow 08/01/2020 to pick it up.
     
  4. How can I do factory reset on my Dell Vista laptop.

    resetting windows Vista to factory settings

    Hi ValLengert:

    Other Dell Inspiron 1720 users have reported this issue - see gcharles' 2012
    Restoring an Inspiron 1720 (Vista) to Factory Settings
    for one example. Note that
    Moderator DELL-Ravi Ch's has warned in
    Dell Inspiron 1720 Restore to Factory Settings With Original Disks That Came With Laptop ???
    that
    Dell's advanced boot option to "Repair Your Computer" will disappear if you've previously reinstalled your operating system.

    Please read the VistaForums FAQ How to Fix Vista SP2 "Checking for Updates..." Hangs and
    Slow Windows Updates
    before attempting any factory reset or clean reinstall of your Vista operating system. As soon as you have manually installed Service Pack 1 (rel. 04-Feb-2008) and Service Pack 2 (rel. 25-May-2009) your Windows Update
    will start hanging on "Checking for updates..." and Windows Update will be unable to install the ~ 220 security updates released between May 2009 and Vista's end of support on 11-Apr-2017 until you follow the instructions on page 1 of m#l's thread

    Updates not working, it has been searching for updates for hours
    .

    If you reset your computer back to factory condition you will also have to restore all your personal files from a backup, remove all the outdated third-party software installed at the factory that is no longer supported (e.g., old trial versions of antivirus
    software like McAfee, Norton, etc.), locate and install the latest Vista-compatible updates for all your hardware drivers and reinstall all desired third-party software.

    If you would like to tell us what problems you are currently encountering on you computer we might be able to provide a solution that doesn't require something as drastic as a factory reset or clean reinstall of your operating system. If you require further
    assistance please start Internet Explorer 9, go to Help | About Internet Explorer, and let us know your current Update Versions (see image below). If you have
    Update Versions 9.0.60 / KB4014661 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 9: April 11, 2017) that would suggest that Windows Update was working correctly and able to patch your system to 11-Apr-2017 before Vista reached
    the end of extended support.


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    32-bit Vista Home Premium SP2 * Firefox ESR v52.9.0 * Norton Security Deluxe v22.15.2.22

    HP Pavilion dv6835ca, Intel Core2Duo T5550 @ 1.83 GHz, 3 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
     
    Great White North, Jan 24, 2022
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