reinstall windows xp no cd

[fuzzypumpkins]

I have a dell, and the way I wipe the pc clean is to restart the pc, then I press some buttons which brings up the restore "to when I first got my pc" I've done it before, I just forget those simple keys you press when the pc is booting up. Anyone know which keys I press. thanks.

 

[Osiris]

try F8

 

[fuzzypumpkins]

f8 brings up the menu which says

safe mode
safe mode networked
debugging
normal mode
etc...
etc...

i've tried this, but it wasn't the menu i used before.

any other ideas?

 

[Osiris]

try all of the F keys, or delete

 

[damian]

the f key

Try f2 for bios settings or f12 to change the boot order

 

[entralinks]

Don't you need a recovery CD or something for that?