Latest Topics ZDNet. By registering you become a member of the CBS Interactive family of sites and you have read and agree to the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Video Services Policy. You agree to receive updates, alerts and promotions from CBS and that CBS may share information about you with our marketing partners so that they may contact you by email or otherwise about their products or services. You will also receive a complimentary subscription to the ZDNets Tech Update Today and ZDNet Announcement newsletters. You may unsubscribe from these newsletters at any time. Dell Typing Practice Software' title='Dell Typing Practice Software' />Dell Typing Practice SoftwareDell Typing Practice SoftwareReinstall Windows 7 from Recovery Partition on a Dell Studio 1. I have a Dell XPS 8. Windows 7. I found I had to take a bunch more steps. Many probably not necessary but as I proceeded with each step, I didnt revert any of the changes from the previous steps. I found when I originally ran the commands posted above, I was getting errors. First, using the command line while logged into Windows installed on the C drive lead me to some permission errors. I changed all my permissions on the D drive where the recovery files were to allow for every user to make all changes. I figured I had to eliminate any possibility. Then imagex would start running but would close out. I decided to try the command prompt that is part of the windows 7 install dvd that came with the computer. I booted off of the DVD by hitting F1. Dell startup screen. Then selected DVD when the menu came up. Dell Typing Practice Software' title='Dell Typing Practice Software' />When asked to hit any key I hit the enter key. The computer booted off of the DVD. I selected Language, then clicked Next. The Windows 7 Install Screen came up. I clicked on Repair your computer. When the System Recover Options window came up, I clicked on Use Recover Tools. Windows 7 installation automatically selected. I clicked on Next. Then it asked me to Select a Recovery Tool. I selected Command Prompt. Heres where I got stumped for a while. I couldnt figure out how to get to the directory I wanted using the command prompt since Im so Windows oriented. I assumed that the flash drive letter would be the same after I booted from the DVD as when I transferred the WAIK files. Laptop-Typing-Hands-88059626-768x512.jpg' alt='Dell Typing Practice Software' title='Dell Typing Practice Software' />I was wrong. I had to find the correct drive letters to be able to go to the right directory. I sort of stumbled onto my method, as Im sure more techy guys know how to do this better. Back on the Choose a recovery tool screen, I clicked on System Image Recovery. That initiated a search of a system recovery image which I knew didnt exist since that was the reason I ended up here. I hit cancel. The next screen automatically default to Select System Image so I clicked Next. The next screen was a Reimage you Computer screen. I clicked Advanced. The next screen gave me an option to search the network for an image, which I couldnt do since the Windows 7 reinstall didnt come with network drivers. I clicked on Install a Driver. I clicked OK. This opened up a window with a Computer icon that when double clicked allowed me to see all the drive letters for the drives I needed. My Sandisk Cruzer drive letter had changed from K to L. So then I Canceled out of three windows to get back to the screen with the Command Prompt options. When opened, the prompt was X SourcesI had to get to the L drive, but the little experience I have with using the command prompt was keeping me from getting there. Then I found this link which is really for Vista installs http en. I followed the suggestion Posted by eddyneo. Feb 2. 00. 9 6 1. Keyboard and Touchpad. 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I tried the imagex executable in the x. Latest trending topics being covered on ZDNet including Reviews, Tech Industry, Security, Hardware, Apple, and Windows. Since my original install was a 6. Windows 7 I thought Id try the imagex file in the amd. Then I typed imagex. ENTER key. I was finally in business. The factory image was mounted and was starting to replace the files on the C drive. I could tell because I kept getting a bunch of warning messages that files were in use. Every now and then, the progress line showing the age complete wouldnt come up but I let it go until I could definitively tell it was done. I cant remember what the command line said at the end but I could tell it was done. I typed exit and pressed the Enter key. The command screen closed and I exited out of the windows install dvd. I think rebooted using one of the Reboot buttons on one of the screens and the computer booted back into the original factory condition. Just a word of warning though, if you leave the flash drive in while rebooting, the boot sequence will see it at least on my XPS 8. If you forget and the boot hangs, take the flash drive out and press the power button. The computer will shut down. Press the button again and it should boot properly through to the C drive. Hope some of this information I posted helps. If anything, it will help me later if I get into a similar situation where I have to revert back to the original factory image.