Ok, wait, wait, wait...I just checked my filing cabinet and found a package that belongs to my laptop...I don’t remember making the disc, but it has my handwriting and says “Dell Laptop back-up disc, 3/21/10”
What do I do with it? Will I still lose all my pictures and everything added after that date?
I also found 2 discs that say “Dell Application, for reinstalling cyberlink powerDVD DX 8.2 shoftware for Microsoft windows XP and Windows Vista. For reinstalling cyberlink powerdvd DX 8.3 software for windows 7”
And “Dell Application for reinstalling dell webcam central software”
Those 2 don’t seem to have anything that will help, right?
then you have the backup media but it sounds as if your machine shipped with Vista...
You at some point installed windows 7 on it right?
You’ll need to find the disc for that.
Trussell, pop ‘em in and see what happens. What have you got to lose? When you buy a new computer, it comes with an on-screen tutorial that shows you how to burn a restore disc with a blank dvd. And you can get 10 blank dvd’s for five bucks at WalMart or the Dollar Store. Chances are, you’ve found the restore discs. Try it.