I think you hit clt-f11 on startup to access the restore partition.
On some of the dells there is a way to make a xp disk. It is
under the startup menu. Not really sure what your system came with.

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> Ive had my Dell Inspiron 9300 for about a year, i wanted to restet
> everythin, but it didnt come with a reset CD. Is there anyway i can
> reset XP on it?
>
> Thanks
>