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post #1 of 18
12/2/04 at 11:49pm
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I was wondering what exactly the deal with Alien Respawn is. I heard it is just a image cd after the integration stage. Now is the image exactly how the computer was when I first started it up or does it not have any drivers that they installed?
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post #2 of 18
12/3/04 at 12:18am
It is a complete image of your system before it leaves Alienware.

If the time comes, you can use AlienRespawn to set your computer back to factory settings.

Meaning, if something went wrong, you can have your computer back like the day you opened the box. It is a good thing to have just in case.

Any new drivers or updates that were done after you received your system, you would have to do them again.
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post #3 of 18
12/3/04 at 5:26pm
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Alright thanks. I wasnt sure if they cd contained the drivers that AW installed when they "optimized" my system.
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post #4 of 18
12/3/04 at 5:29pm
back in the day, those cds were included...now we have to pay more for them
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post #5 of 18
12/3/04 at 5:43pm
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Originally Posted by Dukefrukem
back in the day, those cds were included...now we have to pay more for them
The CDs you speak of are the Recovery CDs. Those should are still included with all systems.

They have the OS for your system, plus the drivers that your system needs.

AlienRespawn has the added benefit of automating this whole process for you.
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post #6 of 18
12/3/04 at 6:04pm
Does the AlienRespawn have a little JuanG that pops out and dances while the system is restored (like the Microsoft Plus Dancers)? That would make my $7500 rig worth the cost right there.
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post #7 of 18
12/3/04 at 6:30pm
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Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
Does the AlienRespawn have a little JuanG that pops out and dances while the system is restored (like the Microsoft Plus Dancers)? That would make my $7500 rig worth the cost right there.
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post #8 of 18
12/3/04 at 7:51pm
yeah id buy mine now instead of this coming summer before college...but i wanna see craig dancing with Juan
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post #9 of 18
12/3/04 at 8:25pm
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post #10 of 18
12/3/04 at 8:47pm
A kid named juan sits next to me in one of my classes at school
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post #11 of 18
4/4/09 at 2:15pm
sorry for the huge bump, but this is actually the first time i've needed to use Alien Respawn... but I'm not exactly sure how to do it.

I've put the Respawn CD in my CD Drive and booted the computer, but it takes me to installing Vista again instead of restoring my notebook to factory settings. If I continue with the Vista installation, it puts my old Windows directory as Windows.old and just installs another copy of windows on it.

How do you enable the system recovery?
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post #12 of 18
4/6/09 at 9:37am
Hi Steve,

If the disk says "Recovery Disk" on it then it's just an OEM version of Vista. Respawn normally comes with 2 discs. A Boot Disc and another disc containing the "Image File".

Respawn is just a "Glorified" version of "Nortons Ghost". Thats why you have to pay for it. You can actually use the respawn disk set to make an Image at any time you want, hence updating your original image whenever you update your drivers...
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post #13 of 18
4/6/09 at 6:24pm
Uh oh. I guess I don't have the "Image File."
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post #14 of 18
4/6/09 at 7:06pm
Yeah AlienRod has it. Should be an image disk with your system (along with the boot disk). Does it maybe have it on a separate partition of the harddrive? Not sure if Alienware does that now with the image, but with Vista installed it can be quite large these days compared to back with xp (would cut down on dvds they use).
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post #15 of 18
5/4/10 at 5:07pm
hello!! i have some problem with respawn!!! so i would like to back up on factory setings in my m17x , but when i reboot the system, my hot key to respawn doesn`t work, i watch "respawn recovery OEM(reserved)" on my HDD with acronis, but how to start it i realy don`t know!!
oo before start booting i have only two button is work corect f2 := start bios, and f12:= choise booting(only hdd, cd\dvd, network, r.devices)!!! pls help me

ps sorry for my english!!!
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post #16 of 18
5/4/10 at 5:25pm
I just want to confirm you are using your respawn CD. Does it say respawn on the CD?
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post #17 of 18
11/18/11 at 12:44pm

HELP! i purchased an alienware M17 R3 laptop 2 days ago in germany, i tried to change langauge to english with no success, so i installed the ALIENWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS / HOME PREMIUM SP1 64BIT and started it in english. when the computer reset i couldnt use ANY of the snazzy stuff the laptop came with. i tried to do what most people here advised by using the alienrespawn my laptop started with but i cant find anywhere. im screwing, i just turned my top of the range gaming laptop into a piece of ****

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post #18 of 18
11/18/11 at 1:52pm
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Originally Posted by Stephen Dobson View Post

HELP! i purchased an alienware M17 R3 laptop 2 days ago in germany, i tried to change langauge to english with no success, so i installed the ALIENWARE MICROSOFT WINDOWS / HOME PREMIUM SP1 64BIT and started it in english. when the computer reset i couldnt use ANY of the snazzy stuff the laptop came with. i tried to do what most people here advised by using the alienrespawn my laptop started with but i cant find anywhere. im screwing, i just turned my top of the range gaming laptop into a piece of ****

Try contact Dell Alienware for the disk?

cheers ...
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