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From the manual that came with my Dell XPS410

.......................
To Use PC Restore
1 Turn on the computer
During the boot process, a blue bar with www.dell.com appears at the top
of the screen
2 Immediately, upon seeing the blue bar, press <Ctrl> <F11>
If you do not press <Ctrl><F11> in time, let the computer finish
starting, then restart the computer.
................................

details:
press the Ctrl key down, hold it down, and also press the F11 key.

complications: if you have a fancy keyboard where the Fxx keys are also use
for other functions you may have to press some key on the keyboard to enable
the Fxx keys to register.
(Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard for instance, must press the F Lock key to
switch the row of keys to Fxx mode).

Instructions are in the manual under the chapter Troubleshooting Tools

Michael

"Joyous" <Joyous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49238989-D716-4CAB-ACE0-B2B0F89D9A28@microsoft.com...

>I can't get the screen with Ctrl+F11 -- am I supposed to hold them down
> together, click one after the other? I have tried it every which way I
> can
> and it doesn't work. I've tried just holding both down, going back and
> forth.
>
> Where can I obtain a recovery CD? Maybe I will just order one if you can
> tell me how to order one. Thank you again for your help
>
> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>

Yes I saw that in the manual -- I can't get it to work so far -- what I was
asking is do I hold those two keys down at the same time or do I press one
and then the other.

"Michael" wrote:

> From the manual that came with my Dell XPS410
>
> .......................
> To Use PC Restore
> 1 Turn on the computer
> During the boot process, a blue bar with www.dell.com appears at the top
> of the screen
> 2 Immediately, upon seeing the blue bar, press <Ctrl> <F11>
> If you do not press <Ctrl><F11> in time, let the computer finish
> starting, then restart the computer.
> ................................
>
> details:
> press the Ctrl key down, hold it down, and also press the F11 key.
>
> complications: if you have a fancy keyboard where the Fxx keys are also use
> for other functions you may have to press some key on the keyboard to enable
> the Fxx keys to register.
> (Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard for instance, must press the F Lock key to
> switch the row of keys to Fxx mode).
>
> Instructions are in the manual under the chapter Troubleshooting Tools
>
> Michael
>
> "Joyous" <Joyous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:49238989-D716-4CAB-ACE0-B2B0F89D9A28@microsoft.com...

>
>

You press them both at the same time.

Please don't take this the wrong way. It sounds like you don't have a lot of
experience with doing something like this. I highly recommend you phone Dell
technical support to have them help you with this.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"Joyous" <Joyous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10444025-BE80-451D-993A-96F6D34CE619@microsoft.com...

> Yes I saw that in the manual -- I can't get it to work so far -- what I
> was
> asking is do I hold those two keys down at the same time or do I press one
> and then the other.
>
> "Michael" wrote:
>

Joyous,

Press the Ctrl key down, hold it down, immediately after pressing the Ctrl
key press the F11 key. Hold the Ctrl key and the F11 key down until the
system asks if you want to restore (or some such menu).

Michael

"Joyous" <Joyous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10444025-BE80-451D-993A-96F6D34CE619@microsoft.com...

> Yes I saw that in the manual -- I can't get it to work so far -- what I
> was
> asking is do I hold those two keys down at the same time or do I press one
> and then the other.
>
> "Michael" wrote:
>

I had the same problem today. I called the store and they gave me the PW.
Is this possible for you?

"Joyous" wrote:

> Yes I saw that in the manual -- I can't get it to work so far -- what I was
> asking is do I hold those two keys down at the same time or do I press one
> and then the other.
>
> "Michael" wrote:
>

it wont let me sign in to an administrator account or use anything that needs
the password

lilj;580141 Wrote:

> it wont let me sign in to an administrator account or use anything tha
> need
> the passwor

Hi lilj

Check to make sure that you are entering the correct password for th
user account. If you are, then try one of these methods to reset th
password to see if you can gain access again.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...t-password.htm

Shaw

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How do I become the administrator for a new download?

harriet wrote:

> How do I become the administrator for a new download?

Simply log into the computer using an account with administrative
privileges.

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