The following method used to restore Windows Vista from the Dell Studio recovery partition works on Dell Studio 1535 or 1536 series laptops. Maybe your operating environment has become corrupted and you need to start over with the fresh install? Maybe you are selling the laptop and need to reinstall Windows Vista so that your information is gone and the new user is starting with a clean slate? Restoring Windows Vista on a Dell Studio Laptop There are many situations in which you might want to restore your Dell Studio Operating System. The Dell Studio Recovery Partition huses a custom Windows Vista Operating System Image, containing all of the essential drivers and tools designed to work with your specific Dell Studio Notebook. In the following simple solution, I will show you how to restore a Dell Studio laptop to Factory settings or default condition by performing a Dell Factory Image Restore from the Dell Studio Recovery Partition.