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My Inspiron 14z crashed day before yesterday, I was having trouble installing 2 of windows automatic updates so I figured restoring it to a previous point to then reinstall the updates would solve the problem next thing I know I am in an eternal loop more than 4 hours of please wait. I proceeded to try to restore via the USB back up and it crashes saying I have an error 0x4001100 200001005 and to contact dell, I tried to do that but since my computer was delivered in Mexico but order via the USA neither country let me contact via support center workflow since they say my computer is tagged to another zone. (I know I am out of warranty) but anyway I think I either need a factory image or the windows activation code to fix this (I created a usb windows 8 installation from the windows site but i dont hace the key of the installed product). My laptop tries to run automatic repair but always runs into “couldn’t repair”, it shows me the option to go to advance options but nothing in there works not even the “reset your pc” since it asks for the windows media backup that I don’t have. I do have Dell CD that came with the computer which reads drivers and utilities but I don’t know if what I need is in there to begin with or how to run it, if it is. At this point I dont care about my files anymore I just want to restore, reimage or whatever so that I can update everything again and continue working. I am ready to jump out of the window! Can someone help me? Thanks
How can I restore, re image ...Inspiron 14z using Dell's resource CD?