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Restoring Factory Default Image to Dell Studio 1558
Hi, I've got a problem which I hope you can help me with.
I received my new Dell Studio 1558 laptop today pre-installed with Windows 7 Home Premium and bundled with a bunch of other programs. I decided to install a copy of Windows 7 Professional I had obtained so had to reformat the HDD (but I left the Recovery partition unaltered).
I have decided however that I would like to return the system back to its factory defaults (bundled with Home Premium and the Dell software and such).
Since I did not remove or alter the Recovery partition I was hoping I could still do the restore however when I bring up the restoration utility it says it can't find an image to use. Any ideas what I should do?
There is a re-installation DVD provided with the laptop but I have my feeling this is just the OEM so will not have bundled software.