Reformatting Dell Computers

Norton Ghost™ is available on Dell™ Dimension™ and Inspiron™ systems that shipped on or after Oct. 18, 2005 in the Americas. If your system does not have Norton Ghost available, please refer to the Dell Reinstall Wizard: 291641 - "Microsoft® Windows® XP Reinstall Guide"

Ctrl F11 upon bootup should start Norton Ghost recovery

reformatting a Toshiba Portege R205

Reformatting a Toshiba Portege R200 or R205

Hold down 0 (zero) while starting the laptop