[Ham-Computers] Factory Restore Disk

[Jim Hill]

My ex-eBay 4600 came with no software and nothing installed, so have 
gone through the installation route.

If the computer is still running, I'd suggest you run Belarc Advisor, 
which will tell what is installed on the computer. It's free.  Try 
www.belarc.com or search.  This data could be useful later.

Did he actually contact Dell and check the price of a CD he doesn't 
have?  If I remember correctly, the CD isn't too expensive, but you 
need to be the original owner and you can ask only once.  I don't 
have their parts department number, but customer service is 800-624-9897.

Dell forums provide an excellent resource.  Go to 
http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/.  You will need the 
service tag to sign in, if I remember correctly (I'm elderly, too and 
it's easy to forget).  Maybe somebody there could help. The forums 
are the reason I use Dell computers.

If I can be of more help, I'll be on a long weekend starting soon, 
but will return Sunday night.

Jim



At 04:58 PM 2/14/2008, you wrote:

>Greetings to the list,
>
>
>I'm in need of a recovery/restore disk for a Dell Dimension 4700,
>Service Tag 1J7R171, currently running Win XP Home SP2.
>
>I need this disk to fix a PC for an elderly neighbor who can't afford to
>get it from Dell, or a third-party source. The application CD would be a
>big plus, but isn't a major concern.
>
>If anybody out there has it and can burn a copy, please let me know the
>cost(s) involved in burning, shipping, and whether or not you need a
>little extra for your time and trouble, in addition to your preferred
>payment method.
>
>To answer the inevitable question, I searched the hard drive, and can't
>find nothing indicative of a recovery partition.
>
>
>Thank you in advance,
>
>
>Paul W5PDA
>
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