My dell e310 caught a virus. I tried to system restore back to original manfucaturing set up, but all the restore points were wiped out.
So, I tried to use the Reinstallation DVD that came with my PC (no guide did, and no other discs), and that seemed to copy multiple files of the OS to my HD, because I have only 10gbs left of an 80gb HD and I have no personl files on it.
Trying to delete the C drive and reformatting failed, so I tried creating a new partion which resulted in a 1.86gb E drive - which doesn't meet my needs.
Do you know how I can "wipe" out the drive and get it back to the way Dell shipped it? Or do I need to buy a new drive? If I buy a new drive I would need to also buy Windows XP correct, because I've heard the Installation DVD doesn't contain the OS - what's this DVD for anyway?
Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.